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Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation service for patients after discharge from tertiary hospitals to primary care in Singapore: a qualitative study by Konstadina Griva; Zi Yang Chua; Lester Yousheng Lai; Sandra Jialun Xu; Esther Siew Joo Bek; Eng Sing Lee is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Medication discrepancies commonly occur when patients are transferred between care settings. Despite the presence of medication reconciliation services (MRS), medication discrepancies are still prevalent, which has clinical costs and implications. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of various stakeholders on how the MRS can be optimized in Singapore. ## Methods This is a descriptive qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews with 30 participants from the National Healthcare Group, including family physicians (__N__ = 10), pharmacists (__N__ = 10), patients recently discharged from restructured hospitals (__N__ = 7) and their caregivers (__N__ = 3) were conducted. All transcribed interviews were coded independently by three coders and inductive thematic analysis approach was used. ## Results Five core themes were identified. (1) The MRS enhanced healthcare services in various aspects including efficiency and health literacy; (2) There were several challenges in delivering the MRS covering processes, technology and training; (3) Issues with suitable patient selection and follow-up; (4) Barriers to scaling up of MRS that involve various stakeholders, cross-s
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- Author
- Konstadina Griva; Zi Yang Chua; Lester Yousheng Lai; Sandra Jialun Xu; Esther Siew Joo Bek; Eng Sing Lee
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)