: Many studies analyze the medication errors in the hospital setting, but the literature involving the home care setting seems scarce. The aim of this study is to identify the main risk factors that affect the genesis of medication errors and the possible solutions to reduce the phenomenon in the home care setting. This systematic review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The critical analysis of the literature shows that medication errors in home care occur mainly during transitional care. The main risk factors related to transitional care are poor interprofessional communication, lack of a standardized process for medication reconciliation, the widespread use of computerized tools, and the inadequate integration of the pharmacist into the care team. The strategies to reduce the risk of errors from therapy at home are the implementation of the pharmacist in the health team to ensure accurate medication reconciliation and the use of computerized tools to improve communication between professionals and to reduce the dispersion of information.

Medication errors causes analysis in home care setting: asystematic review / Dionisi, Sara; Di Simone, Emanuele; Liquori, Gloria; De Leo, Aurora; Di Muzio, Marco; Giannetta, Noemi. - In: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING. - ISSN 0737-1209. - (2021), pp. 1-22. [10.1111/phn.13037]

Medication errors causes analysis in home care setting: asystematic review

Di Simone, Emanuele;Di Muzio, Marco
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2021

Abstract

: Many studies analyze the medication errors in the hospital setting, but the literature involving the home care setting seems scarce. The aim of this study is to identify the main risk factors that affect the genesis of medication errors and the possible solutions to reduce the phenomenon in the home care setting. This systematic review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The critical analysis of the literature shows that medication errors in home care occur mainly during transitional care. The main risk factors related to transitional care are poor interprofessional communication, lack of a standardized process for medication reconciliation, the widespread use of computerized tools, and the inadequate integration of the pharmacist into the care team. The strategies to reduce the risk of errors from therapy at home are the implementation of the pharmacist in the health team to ensure accurate medication reconciliation and the use of computerized tools to improve communication between professionals and to reduce the dispersion of information.
2021
adverse drug reaction; home care setting; medication errors; nurses
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Medication errors causes analysis in home care setting: asystematic review / Dionisi, Sara; Di Simone, Emanuele; Liquori, Gloria; De Leo, Aurora; Di Muzio, Marco; Giannetta, Noemi. - In: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING. - ISSN 0737-1209. - (2021), pp. 1-22. [10.1111/phn.13037]
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