The spatial dimensions of medication management by home-dwelling older adults after hospital discharge.
Discharge home
Home
Informal caregivers
Medication
Older adults
Journal
Health & place
ISSN: 1873-2054
Titre abrégé: Health Place
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9510067
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2019
11 2019
Historique:
received:
21
01
2019
revised:
19
09
2019
accepted:
26
09
2019
pubmed:
22
10
2019
medline:
12
9
2020
entrez:
22
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ageing in place raises pressing questions about medication practices at home. Understanding how medication practices are integrated into older adults' domestic settings requires an interest in where activities linked to medication take place and why. This study aimed to describe the medication practices and spatial dimensions of medication management for home-dwelling older adults after hospital discharge, using a qualitative research design. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with ten older adults aged 65 years old or more and discharged home from hospital, together with nine informal caregivers. Thematic content analysis identified two main themes dealing with the spatial dimensions of medication management in this specific context: the process of integrating medication changes into routines and familiar spaces, and the individual and collective management of medication changes linked to a renegotiation of the boundaries between public and private spaces.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31634701
pii: S1353-8292(19)30037-1
doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102230
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Pagination
102230Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Ltd.