Parkinson's Disease Medication Administration Timing Deviations and Contraindicated Medicine Use in Residential Aged Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Our study identified extensive deviations in dose timing of PD medicines in RAC. Implementing strategies to enhance adherence to prescribed schedules for time-critical treatments may improve symptom management for residents with PD and reduce additional negative health outcomes and associated health care costs.
Authors
- Andrea Timothy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3190-4443)
- Sudikshya Neupane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1959-7025)
- Rachel Urwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7026-8043)
- Johanna Westbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-8192)
- Magdalena Z. Raban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-2849)
- Nasir Wabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9740-6319)
Institutions
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105889
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council