H. Shonna Yin|Benard P. Dreyer|Hannah A. Moreira|Linda van Schaick|L. F. Rodríguez|Susanne Boettger|Alan L. Mendelsohn
Liquid Medication Dosing Errors in Children: Role of Provider Counseling Strategies
Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University
abstract objective examine degree recommended provider counseling strategies including advanced communication techniques dosing instrument provision associated reductions parent liquid medication dosing errors methods crosssectional analysis baseline data provider communication dosing instrument provision study health literacy intervention reduce medication errors parents whose children 20 deviation prescribed multivariate logistic regression analyses performed controlling parent age language country ethnicity socioeconomic status education health literacy short test functional health literacy adults child age chronic disease status site results 287 parents 411 made dosing errors advanced counseling instrument provision ed reported 331 192 respectively 150 reported advanced counseling instrument provision ed associated decreased errors 305 vs 464 p 01 218 vs 457 p 001 adjusted analyses ed advanced counseling combination instrument provision associated decreased odds error compared receiving neither adjusted odds ratio 03 95 confidence interval 0107 advanced counseling alone instrument alone significantly associated odds error conclusions provider use advanced counseling strategies dosing instrument provision may especially effective reducing errors used together