RT Journal Article
T1 Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medication Reconciliation in Frail Elderly People at Hospital Discharge: Perception of Healthcare Professionals
A1 Rojas Ocaña, María Jesús
A1 García Navarro, Esperanza Begoña
A1 García Navarro, Sonia
A1 Macías Colorado, María Eulalia
A1 Baz Montero, Servando Manuel
A1 Araujo Hernández, Miriam
AB The current demographic panorama in Spain corresponds to an aging population; thissituation is characterized by the need to care for an elderly population, which contains polymedicatedand pluripathological individuals. Polymedication is a criterion of frailty in the elderly and a riskfactor for mortality and morbidity due to the increased risk of drug interactions and medicationerrors. There are numerous studies that measure reconciliation at hospital discharge and at admission,and even the methodology of reconciliation, but we have not found many studies that measurereconciliation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic from the point of view of health professionalsregarding difficulties and the strategies carried out, which is essential to begin to glimpse solutions.Methods. This was a qualitative study based on 21 in-depth interviews and two discussion groups,conducted between January and April 2021 (13 nurses and 8 doctors, in rural and urban areas). Thediscourse was analyzed according to the Taylor–Bodgan model and processed using Atlas.ti software.Results. The areas altered by the health crisis were access to patients, their reconciliation of medication,and changes in the care modality, including the greater use of telephone communication, changesin work organization, and time dedicated to patient care and family work. Difficulties encounteredduring COVID-19: change in medication format, the specific characteristics of the patient and theirpathologies, and difficulties arising from communication with the patient and their family. Thestrategies applied: the collaboration of home assistants and caregivers, emphasis on patient–healthprofessional communication, and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).Conclusion. The discharge was interrupted by the health crisis caused by COVID-19, in terms of boththe traditional access of patients and by the remote care modalities generated by telemedicine
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21153
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21153
LA eng
NO Rojas-Ocaña, M. J., García-Navarro, E. B., García-Navarro, S., Macías-Colorado, M. E., Baz-Montero, S. M., & Araujo-Hernández, M. (2022). Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medication Reconciliation in Frail Elderly People at Hospital Discharge: Perception of Healthcare Professionals. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 19, Issue 16, p. 10348). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610348
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026