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@ARTICLE{Maiworm:907955,
author = {Maiworm, Anneke and Langner, Robert and Wilm, Stefan and
Hermann, Dirk M. and Frohnhofen, Helmut and Gronewold,
Janine},
title = {{D}eveloping a novel tool to assess the ability to
self‑administer medication in non‑demented in‑hospital
patients: {ABLYMED} study protocol},
journal = {BMC geriatrics},
volume = {22},
number = {1},
issn = {1471-2318},
address = {London},
publisher = {BioMed Central},
reportid = {FZJ-2022-02297},
pages = {466},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Background: Older people often suffer from multimorbidity
resulting in polypharmacy. The correct administration of
medication is a crucial factor influencing treatment
efficacy. However, tools for evaluating the ability to
self-administer different dosage forms of medications are
lacking. The objectives of the ABLYMED study are to 1)
assess the ability to self-administer different dosage forms
of medication in older non-demented in-hospital patients who
report autonomous management of medication, 2) identify
factors influencing the ability to self-administer
medication, and 3) develop a standardized tool to validly
assess the ability to self-administer different dosage forms
of medications based on the final study results. Methods:
One hundred in-patients from the department of orthopedics
and trauma surgery of the University Hospital Düsseldorf
≥ 70 years of age and regularly taking ≥ 5 different
drugs autonomously will be prospectively recruited into the
observational cross-sectional single-center ABLYMED study.
Patients undergo an interview addressing demographic and
clinical information, medication history (which medications
are taken since when, in which dose and dosage form, and
subjective proficiency of taking these medications),
medication adherence, and factors possibly influencing
adherence including personality traits and perceived quality
of the medication regimen. Quality of the medication regimen
is also rated by clinicians according to validated lists.
Further, patients receive a comprehensive geriatric
assessment including measures of cognition, mobility, and
functional status. The ability to self-administer medication
is assessed by having patients perform different tasks
related to medication self-administration, which are video
recorded and rated by different experts. The patients’
self-reported ability will be correlated with the observed
performance in the self-administration tasks. Further,
factors correlating with the reported and observed ability
to self-administer medication will be evaluated using
correlation and regression models. Based on the final study
results, a novel tool to assess the ability of older
patients to self-administer medication will be developed.
Discussion: In addition to guideline-based pharmacotherapy,
correct intake of prescribed medication is crucial for
optimal therapy of multimorbidity in older people. Tools to
validly assess the ability of older patients to
self-administer different dosage forms of medications are
lacking, but should be included in comprehensive geriatric
assessments to secure functional health.},
cin = {INM-7},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-7-20090406},
pnm = {5252 - Brain Dysfunction and Plasticity (POF4-525)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5252},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {35641903},
UT = {WOS:000803887500004},
doi = {10.1186/s12877-022-03147-8},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/907955},
}