Title |
Perspectives of carers on medication management in dementia: lessons from collaboratively developing a research proposal
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-7-463 |
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Authors |
Fiona Poland, Sarah Mapes, Hilary Pinnock, Cornelius Katona, Susanne Sorensen, Chris Fox, Ian D Maidment |
Abstract |
The need for carers to manage medication-related problems for people with dementia living in the community raises dilemmas, which can be identified by carers and people with dementia as key issues for developing carer-relevant research projects.A research planning Public Patient Involvement (PPI) workshop using adapted focus group methodology was held at the Alzheimer's Society's national office, involving carers of people with dementia who were current members of the Alzheimer's Society Research Network (ASRN) in dialogue with health professionals aimed to identify key issues in relation to medication management in dementia from the carer viewpoint. The group was facilitated by a specialist mental health pharmacist, using a topic guide developed systematically with carers, health professionals and researchers. Audio-recordings and field notes were made at the time and were transcribed and analysed thematically. The participants included nine carers in addition to academics, clinicians, and staff from DeNDRoN (Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network) and the Alzheimer's Society. |
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United Kingdom | 11 | 52% |
Canada | 2 | 10% |
Timor-Leste | 1 | 5% |
United States | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 6 | 29% |
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Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 14 | 67% |
Scientists | 4 | 19% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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United States | 2 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 116 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 24 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 16% |
Researcher | 11 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
Other | 22 | 18% |
Unknown | 26 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 15% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 15 | 13% |
Psychology | 12 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 8% |
Other | 10 | 8% |
Unknown | 33 | 28% |