Prescription of medicines is a fundamental component of the care of elderly people, and
optimisation of drug prescribing for this group of patients has become an important public …

Objective To explore medication-related burden (MRB) and patients' lived experience with
medicines (PLEM) without regard to particular medication therapies or medical conditions …

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune
disease that significantly impairs patients' quality of life and can be life threatening. This …

One of the major clinical problems in the treatment of people with schizophrenia is
suboptimal medication adherence. Most research focusing on determinants of …

Background: Polypharmacy is an important patient safety concern and has been associated
with increased adverse drug reactions, hospitalization, and mortality in the elderly. However …

Background There is a large amount of research into and promotion of rational prescribing,
but there is a comparative lack of investigation into deprescribing. The success of …

Background Levels of non-adherence to antipsychotic medication in persons with
schizophrenia in rural African settings have been shown to be comparable to those found in …

Background—Black subjects with a family history of premature coronary heart disease
(CHD) have a marked excess risk, yet barriers prevent effective risk reduction. We tested a …

Objective: The Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management scale (MSSM) was developed to provide
a multidimensional and psychometrically sound assessment of self-management knowledge …

This study focused on meanings of health, housing, independence and aging among low-
income adults age 55 and older who live in, or are on a waiting list for, publicly subsidized …