Development of an intervention to improve informational continuity of care in older patients with polypharmacy at the interface between general practice and hospital care: protocol for a participatory qualitative study in Germany

Introduction Older patients with multimorbidity, polypharmacy and related complex care needs represent a growing proportion of the population and a challenge for healthcare systems. Particularly in transitional care (hospital admission and hospital discharge), medical errors, inappropriate treatment...

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Main Authors: Marjan Van Den Akker, Ana Isabel González-González, Christiane Muth, Maria-Sophie Brueckle, Jennifer Engler, Karola Mergenthal, Karen Voigt, Truc Sophia Dinh, Astrid-Alexandra Klein, Lisa Rietschel, Jenny Petermann, Franziska Brosse, Sylvia Schulz-Rothe, Martin Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-04-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/4/e058016.full