Realist review of informal carer involvement in the transition of medicines-related care for patients moving from hospital to home
This review provides insights and recommendations on how carers can be better supported when managing medicines when patients are discharged from hospital. Carers need a continuum of support throughout and following the transition. Healthcare professionals can support this by understanding the carer's priorities, role and responsibilities through SDM during the hospital stay. Consequently, carers can then be offered access to appropriate materials, resources and support information which allows them to provide better care relating to medicines in the long term.
Authors
- David S. Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6035-6186)
- Christina Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7540-3312)
- Hamde Nazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3168-5386)
- Olivia Atkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7553-6922)
- Carmel M Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4656-6021)
- Laura Lindsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8586-0231)
- Charlotte Lucy Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-4279)
- Geoff Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-4157)
- Matthew Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5915-2429)
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Northumbria University (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107826
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Research for Patient Benefit Programme