Medication adherence in geriatric patients attending medical outpatient department
Polypharmacy is common in the population. Despite high adherence rates, barriers such as believing medications are poisonous remain significant. A good patient-doctor relationship improves adherence.Contribution: Understanding the barriers to adherence in older adults with polypharmacy and multimorbidity can assist practitioners improve patient care.
Authors
- Brent Tipping
- Lara S Greenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-1193)
- Oluremi A Odubanjo
Institutions
- Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre (ZA)
- Helen Joseph Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Family Practice
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v66i1.6011
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00