Medication safety challenges in Aboriginal Health Care services.
Aboriginal Community
Aboriginal Health
Aboriginal Health Practitioners
medication errors
medication safety
Journal
The Australian journal of rural health
ISSN: 1440-1584
Titre abrégé: Aust J Rural Health
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9305903
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2019
Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
29
11
2018
revised:
01
07
2019
accepted:
03
07
2019
entrez:
28
12
2019
pubmed:
28
12
2019
medline:
16
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study is to examine the challenges faced by the Aboriginal Health Practitioners in the community assisting their clients to manage medicines. Qualitative, in depth interviews with eight Aboriginal Health Practitioners employed at various Aboriginal Community Controlled Health services in Victoria were undertaken. Rural Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. Aboriginal Health Practitioners who are registered with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner and who have experience in the planning, provision, management and evaluation of health services within their scope of practice. This study revealed multiples challenges faced by Aboriginal Health Practitioners assisting clients with medication management. These were mainly divided into the attitudes and the culture of the workplace and barriers with medications use faced by the clients. The following subthemes were identified within the attitudes and workplace culture theme. These were reporting of errors, pamphlets not culturally appropriate, lack of education of Aboriginal Health Practitioner role and doctors' understanding of Aboriginal culture. The subthemes identified by the Aboriginal Health Practitioners that were specific to the clients included language barriers, immediacy, sharing medications by family members, medications disposal, self-diagnosis, traditional medicine, not feeling comfortable with doctors, literacy and alcohol use. This study has identified many barriers to medication safety in the Aboriginal community, and strategies to improve some of the challenges identified.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
542-549Informations de copyright
© 2019 National Rural Health Alliance Ltd.
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