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Optimising medication use along dementia progression: Recommendations from a qualitative study

Alsaeed, D; Orlu, M; Smith, F; (2021) Optimising medication use along dementia progression: Recommendations from a qualitative study. Healthcare , 9 (8) , Article 982. 10.3390/healthcare9080982. Green open access

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Abstract

Medicines management is known to be an integral part of the role of family caregivers; it also contributes to the burden and stress of caregivers’ experience. As dementia progresses, new challenges arise as a consequence, which negatively affects the ability of people living with dementia (PLWD) regarding practical decision making and may lead to a change of setting. The aim of this study is to identify and explore changes in medicines management and associated caregiver burden as dementia progresses. To examine medicines management and related issues across severities, a qualitative approach utilising face-to-face and telephone interviews with PLWD and their family caregivers in both the community and care-home setting in London was used. Follow-up interviews with family caregivers were also conducted to gain additional insight into change over time. Eleven family caregivers, ten PLWD, and eight care-home staff were interviewed in 2016. Findings identified how key changes along dementia progression affect medication use. These include changes to caregiver burden, respecting the PLWD’s autonomy and decline in capacity, scheduling and administration, choice of formulation, interactions with and between providers, and information needs. The findings assist in informing recommendations to optimise medication use and alleviate caregiver burden.

Type: Article
Title: Optimising medication use along dementia progression: Recommendations from a qualitative study
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9080982
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9080982
Language: English
Additional information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Optimising medication use; dementia; caregivers; shared decision making; challenges; qualitative
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132355
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