Prof Austyn Snowden A.Snowden@napier.ac.uk
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Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance
Snowden, Austyn
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Abstract
This article shows that the terms compliance, adherence and concordance are used interchangeably in the medication management literature. As such, it is argued that nurses should focus on those interventions that are demonstrably effective in enhancing medication management for the older adult rather than attempt to make sense of a meaningless ideal. In this article the concepts of concordance, compliance and adherence are first critiqued and it is then argued that all the terms remain valid for practical purposes. That is, a literature search of all the terms is required to comprehensively discuss medication management. Focus then switches to factors that have been shown to be beneficial as well as detrimental to medication management in older adults. While many factors appear to correlate with good and bad management of medication the conclusion is that individual, tailored approaches are most effective. For the purpose of this article, the term ‘older adult’ refers to those over 65 years where not otherwise specified.
Citation
Snowden, A. (2008). Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance. British Journal of Nursing, 17, 114-119. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2008.17.2.28140
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2008 |
Deposit Date | Aug 28, 2015 |
Print ISSN | 0966-0461 |
Publisher | Mark Allen Healthcare |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 17 |
Pages | 114-119 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2008.17.2.28140 |
Keywords | Adherence; Compliance; Concordance; Medication management; Older adults; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9057 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2008.17.2.28140 |
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