Sökning: "drug-related problems"

Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden drug-related problems.

1. 26. On drug use, multiple medication and polypharmacy in a national population

   Författare :Bo Hovstadius; Göran Petersson; Sven Tågerud; Bengt Åstrand; Björn Wettermark; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :drug use; multiple medication; polypharmacy; register; prevalence; therapeutic intensity; acquisition cost.; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Biomedical Sciences; Biomedicinsk vetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The application of multiple medications has successively increased during a number of years and has thereby increased the potential risks of adverse drug reactions, interactions and non-adherence to drug therapy. This may result in unnecessary health expenditure, directly due to redundant drug sales, and indirectly due to the increased hospitalization caused by drug-related problems. LÄS MER

3. 27. Doctors and drugs : how Swedish emergency and family physicians understand drug prescribing

   Författare :Pia Bastholm Rahmner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Drug prescribing; understanding; competence; patient drug lists; emergency room physicians; general practitioners; qualitative methods; Sweden;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Drug prescribing is increasing, making prescribing one of the most common interventions in healthcare. The beneficial effects of drugs are manifold, but drug use also involves risks of drug-drug interaction (DDI), side effects and other drug-related problems. LÄS MER

4. 28. Information transfer and medication safety for elderly patients in care transitions

   Författare :Gabriella Caleres; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged; Primary Health Care; General Practitioners; Patient Discharge Summaries; Patient Transfer; Pain Management;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Accurate discharge summaries counteract drug-related problems due to insufficient information transfer in care transitions, but require optimal transfer and use. Careful follow-up is often essential after hospital discharge, for example when it comes to pain management in elderly patients; a common and challenging task in primary care. LÄS MER

5. 29. Drug use in the elderly : are quantity and quality compatible

   Författare :Inga Klarin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Population-based; cross-sectional; longitudinal; aged; aged 80 and over; drug utilization; cardiovascular agents; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; inappropriate drug use; heart failure; dementia; hospitalization; mortality; Sweden.;

   Sammanfattning : The increasing number of elderly, and the increasing drug use among the elderly, emphasizes the need to continuously monitor drug utilization in this group. The scarcity of randomized controlled trials including elderly people give population-based, observational studies an important role as source of information on drug use and drug-related problems. LÄS MER

7. 30. Reaching out : internet-based self-assessment of problematic substance use with personalized feedback

   Författare :Kristina Sinadinovic; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Effective treatment methods for reducing problematic substance use exist for delivery by professional treatment providers. However, they are highly underutilized since the vast majority of the substance users never seek professional help for their problematic use. LÄS MER