Naomi Carlisle, Sonia Dalkin, Andrew H Shennan, Jane Sandall
IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (The IMPART Study)
Implementation science communications
medication selfmanagement capacity mmc essential safe independent living need understand challenges lowincome older adults face routine use medications promote safe medication use healthy aging place assess cognitive physical deficiencies mmc impact using pharmaceutical aidsservices mmc among lowincome older adults crosssectional study 107 older residents 5 lowincome housing buildings richmond va medication management instrument deficiencies elderly used measure mmc individual inperson interviews participants asked whether used medication aids including medication lists organizers reminders pharmacy services specialized medication packaging medication synchronization prescription home delivery mail order services multiple regression modeling used assess relationship mmc use pharmaceutical aidsservices eightynine percent participants african american mean standard deviation sd age 685 72 years mean deficit mmc 3 20 challenging skill naming medications 692 followed stating indications 467 knowing medications taken 383 seventynine percent used least 1 pharmaceutical aidservice using 1 pharmaceutical aidservice significantly associated better mmc p 0285 low educational level health literacy associated deficits mmc p 05 many older adults residing lowincome housing impaired capacity manage medications independently inadequate medication knowledge affected cognitive ability manage medications using pharmaceutical aidservice associated better mmc greater attention developing medication selfmanagement skills older adults low health literacy adverse social determinants health needed