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Comparative Study
. 2012 Apr;30(4):246-54.
doi: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e31824c28bd.

Cognitive impairment and medication self-management errors in older adults discharged home from a community hospital

Debra J Hain  1 , Ruth Tappen, Sanya Diaz, Joseph G Ouslander
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Comparative Study

Cognitive impairment and medication self-management errors in older adults discharged home from a community hospital

Debra J Hain et al. Home Healthc Nurse. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to report the results of a pilot study of the relationship between cognitive impairment and medication self-management errors in older adults discharged home from a community hospital. It is hoped that these preliminary data will provide some new ideas for reducing errors in medication self-management posthospitalization.

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