3. Patients with mental illness on complex medication regimens Authors Form (text type) of Structure (ordering of Summary of the evidence Findings Quality (year), documentation information) of for content of information Appraisal* country documentation Brunero et al. Blue Card, a patient Used by patients with Details of specialist doctor 69% of patients retained **** 20088 record schizophrenia and shared and case manager their card at three-month Australia with health professionals follow-up Mental health assessment during outpatient visits Patient’s knowledge of Medication names, dose and and upon admission to blood pressure: 8.5% at frequency hospital pre-test, and 34% at Blood glucose level New card given if patient’s (P=0.002) Weight condition and Patients’ knowledge of circumstances changes Blood pressure cholesterol: 8.5% at pre-test and 25.5% at post-test Cholesterol level (P=0.02) Helpful information for patient Patients’ knowledge of Advance care directive for current weight: 66% at acute hospitalisation and 85% at post-test (P=0.016) Patients’ knowledge of blood glucose level: 6.4% at pre-test and 40% at test (P=0.0001) 4. Patients with multiple comorbidities
3. Patients with mental illness on complex medication regimens Authors (year), country Form (text type) of documentation Structure (ordering of information) of documentation Summary of the evidence for content of information Findings Quality Appraisal* Brunero et al. 20088 Australia Blue Card, a patient record Used by patients with schizophrenia and shared with health professionals during outpatient visits and upon admission to hospital New card given if patient’s condition and circumstances changes Details of specialist doctor and case manager Mental health assessment Medication names, dose and frequency Blood glucose level Weight Blood pressure Cholesterol level Helpful information for patient Advance care directive for acute hospitalisation 69% of patients retained their card at three-month follow-up Patient’s knowledge of blood pressure: 8.5% at pre-test, and 34% at (P=0.002) Patients’ knowledge of cholesterol: 8.5% at pre-test and 25.5% at post-test (P=0.02) Patients’ knowledge of current weight: 66% at and 85% at post-test (P=0.016) Patients’ knowledge of blood glucose level: 6.4% at pre-test and 40% at (P=0.0001) **** 4. Patients with multiple comorbidities test
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