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Medication Status and the Effects of a Medication Management Education Program for the Elderly in a Community

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2014;25(3):170-179
Publication date (electronic) : 2014 September 30
doi : https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.3.170
Young-Im Park1, Kang-Yi Lee1, Dong-Oak Kim1, Dong Choon Uhm2, Ji-Hyun Kim1
1Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea.
2Department of Emergency Medical Technology, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea.
Corresponding author: Kim, Ji-Hyun. Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, 62 Daehak-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon 300-716, Korea. Tel: +82-42-280-4651, Fax: +82-42-280-2779, jheyeline@hanmail.net
Received 2013 November 07; Revised 2014 August 30; Accepted 2014 September 05.

Abstract

Purpose

This study investigated medication status by examining the effects of a medication management education program on the knowledge of medications and medication misuse behaviors in the elderly in a local community.

Methods

This study used a non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design. For the study, 116 subjects were assigned to the control group and another 116 subjects were assigned to the experimental group. The medication management education program consisted of 1:1 education, practice in medication management, consultation, and discussion. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program.

Results

Statistically significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups in terms of their knowledge of medications and medication misuse behaviors.

Conclusion

The results indicate that the medical management education program is effective in improving the knowledge of medications and decreasing medication misuse behaviors. Therefore, this education program can be used as an intervention to improve the medication behaviors of the elderly in local communities.

Keywords: Elderly; Medication Therapy Management; Education; Prescription Drug Misuse

Notes

This study was supported by Daejeon Metropolitan Government and Ministry of Health and Welfare Research Grant of Korea in 2012.

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Funded by : Daejeon Metropolitan Government
Funded by : Ministry of Health and Welfare

Table 1

Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics and Dependent Variables between Groups (N=232)

Table 1

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

†Fisher's exact test.

Table 2

Status of Drug Use of the Elderly in Community (N=232)

Table 2

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

†Multiple response.

Table 3

Changes in Drug Misuse Scores before and after Application of the Medication Management Education Program (N=232)

Table 3

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 4

Differences between Groups in Behaviors Related to Drug Misuse (N=232)

Table 4

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 5

Differences between Groups in Knowledge of Medication (N=232)

Table 5

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.