The possibility of patient involvement in prevention of medication error

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12110%2F14%3A43886752" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12110/14:43886752 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.003" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.003</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.003</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The possibility of patient involvement in prevention of medication error
Original language description
Medication errors are the most frequent cause of patient harm. The new view of the role of the patient as a partner in his/her safe care can help reduce the risk of serious errors and comissions by health workers. In the context of sociological investigation, the level of patient involvement in the medication process in checking the accuracy of the medication administered and informing healthcare professionals about all the medication taken and possible allergies, has been researched. The selective fileof patients admitted to the hospital, corresponded with the patient composition in the Czech Republic in terms of regions, gender and age. These features were intended to be representative. The research file consisted of 514 patients hospitalized at thehospital inpatient wards for at least 3 days. The research results show that patients carry out medication control very superficially. They trust the nursing staff and do not check medication accuracy. More than half of the respondents (
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AE - Management, administration and clerical work
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/NT14133" target="_blank" >NT14133: Improvement of nursing care safety</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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