Bridging the Gap: Systematic Review of Strategies to Facilitate Post-Discharge Continuity of In-Hospital Medication Changes in Older Adults
Strategies focus on communicating medication changes to patients, general practitioners and community pharmacists by multi-disciplinary hospital clinicians. There is evidence of a positive impact of multi-component strategies delivered by a multi-disciplinary team on continuity of medication changes and quality of life post-discharge. Future analyses investigating strategy complexity and cost effectiveness may inform their translation into practice.
Authors
- Sarita Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-9958)
- Nashwa Masnoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7123-9583)
- Edwin C. K. Tan
- Bonnie Liu
- Sarah N. Hilmer
- Kate J. R. Johnstone
- Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drugs & Aging
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-025-01270-w
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Dementia Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council