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dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Beate Hennie
dc.contributor.authorDjønne, Berit K
dc.contributor.authorSkjold, Frode
dc.contributor.authorMellingen, Ellen Marie
dc.contributor.authorAag, Trine Iversen
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-03T08:34:36Z
dc.date.available2018-04-03T08:34:36Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: Low quality of medication information in discharge summaries from hospitals may jeopardize optimal therapy and put the patient at risk for medication errors and adverse drug events. <br> <p> Objective: To audit the quality of medication information in discharge summaries and explore factors associated with the quality. Setting Helgelandssykehuset Mo i Rana, a rural hospital in central Norway. <p> Method: For each month in 2013, we randomly selected 60 discharge summaries from the Department of Medicine and Surgery (totally 720) and evaluated the medication information using eight Norwegian quality criteria. <p>Main outcome measure: Mean score per discharge summary ranging from 0 (lowest quality) to 16 (highest quality). <p> Results: Mean score per discharge summary was 7.4 (SD 2.8; range 0–14), significantly higher when evaluating medications used regularly compared to mediations used as needed (7.80 vs. 6.52; p < 0.001). Lowest score was achieved for quality criteria concerning generic names, indications for medication use, reasons why changes had been made and information about the source for information. Factors associated with increased quality scores are increasing numbers of medications and male patients. Increasing age seemed to be associated with a reduced score, while type of department was not associated with the quality. <p> Conclusion: In discharge summaries from 2013, we identified a low quality of medication information in accordance with the Norwegian quality criteria. Actions for improvement are necessary and follow-up studies to monitor quality are needed.en_US
dc.descriptionThis is a pre-print of an article published in International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2017:1-7. The final authenticated version is available online at: <a href=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-017-0556-x> http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-017-0556-x </a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGarcia, B. H., Djønne, B. K., Skjold, F., Mellingen, E. M., Aag, T, I. (2017). Quality of medication information in discharge summaries from hospitals: an audit of electronic patient records. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 1-7en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1524417
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11096-017-0556-x
dc.identifier.issn2210-7703
dc.identifier.issn2210-7711
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/12457
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectClinical auditen_US
dc.subjectCommunicationen_US
dc.subjectHospitalen_US
dc.subjectMedication systemsen_US
dc.subjectNorwayen_US
dc.subjectPatient discharge summaryen_US
dc.subjectQuality of health careen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Helsetjeneste- og helseadministrasjonsforskning: 806en_US
dc.titleQuality of medication information in discharge summaries from hospitals: an audit of electronic patient recordsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US


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