Intervening at the Intersection of Medication Adherence and Health Literacy

被引:6
作者
Jones, Jackie H. [1 ]
Treiber, Linda A. [2 ]
Jones, Matthew C. [3 ]
机构
[1] Kennesaw State Univ, WellStar Sch Nursing, Kennesaw, GA 30144 USA
[2] Kennesaw State Univ, Kennesaw, GA USA
[3] Georgia Regents Univ, Med Coll Georgia, Augusta, GA USA
来源
JNP-JOURNAL FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS | 2014年 / 10卷 / 08期
关键词
adherence; health literacy; literacy; medication adherence; medication errors; patient safety;
D O I
10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.06.014
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Medications play a prominent role in the treatment of many illnesses, Failing to adhere to prescribed medication regimens contributes,to an :array of poor health outcomes, In addition to he cost in terms of human suffering, the financial cost of medication nonadherence is staggering: Poor health literacy has been identified as a major cause of medication nonadherence. This. paper focuses on nonadherence related to health literacy in he older adult population in the United states. Bog simple interventions' to aid health care personnel in working with this population to improve adherence are provided.
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页码:527 / 534
页数:8
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