A multicentre study on the effects of self-administration of medication during hospitalization on medication safety, adherence, and patient satisfaction in Dutch hospitals.
- Conditions
- Aandoeningen die voorkomen op de verschillende geincludeerde afdelingen zoals de afdelingen chirurgie, kindergeneeskunde, interne en revalidatie.Different types of diseases as different wards will be included
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON48816
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1875
All patients (* 18 years old) admitted to the ward who use medication or will be using medication at home after hospital discharge and are able to administer (part of) this medication themselves.
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
* Not providing informed consent
* The use of a medication box without original medication boxes
* The use of medication pre-packaged by automated dispensing system
* The need of homecare support to administer medication
* The need of an informal caretaker to help with medication administration
* Admitted from a nursing home and medication is under supervision of the staff
* Not understanding the Dutch language, written or spoken
* Due to mental state the subject is not capable of managing SAM
* Due to physical state the subject is not capable of managing SAM;The last two bullets will be re-evaluated every day as mental and physical state could change during hospitalization.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome measure of the study is the proportion of medication<br /><br>administrations with one or more medication administration errors (MAEs). For<br /><br>all outcome measures the effect of SAM will be compared to standard care.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary outcome measures will be: severity of MAEs, medication adherence<br /><br>after hospitalization, patient satisfaction during hospitalization, and staff<br /><br>satisfaction. </p><br>