Globally,in-home drug-storage compliance is often unsatisfactory,especially among older adults,and can lead to negative health outcomes.This study used a cross-sectional and descriptive design to examine inhome drug-s...Globally,in-home drug-storage compliance is often unsatisfactory,especially among older adults,and can lead to negative health outcomes.This study used a cross-sectional and descriptive design to examine inhome drug-storage compliance among older adults.Convenience sampling was used to recruit 117 older adults in Hong Kong.An in-home drugstorage checklist was used to assess the in-home drug-storage environments(light,temperature,and humidity)and drug-storage methods(drug safety,packaging,information,and expiration)of each older adult.The findings showed that Hong Kong older adults’overall compliance rate in drug storage was 87.25%,and their compliance rate for drug-storage methods(84.59%)was lower than that for drug-storage environments(97.02%).Older adults who were of advanced age,who were less educated or who lived alone demonstrated lower in-home drug-storage compliance.This indicates the need to revise existing health-education strategies to encourage in-home drug-storage compliance.Healthcare professionals should assess older adults’drug-storage compliance to identify less compliant subgroups and deliver specific drug-storage support as required.Family members should also be involved in this process.展开更多
文摘Globally,in-home drug-storage compliance is often unsatisfactory,especially among older adults,and can lead to negative health outcomes.This study used a cross-sectional and descriptive design to examine inhome drug-storage compliance among older adults.Convenience sampling was used to recruit 117 older adults in Hong Kong.An in-home drugstorage checklist was used to assess the in-home drug-storage environments(light,temperature,and humidity)and drug-storage methods(drug safety,packaging,information,and expiration)of each older adult.The findings showed that Hong Kong older adults’overall compliance rate in drug storage was 87.25%,and their compliance rate for drug-storage methods(84.59%)was lower than that for drug-storage environments(97.02%).Older adults who were of advanced age,who were less educated or who lived alone demonstrated lower in-home drug-storage compliance.This indicates the need to revise existing health-education strategies to encourage in-home drug-storage compliance.Healthcare professionals should assess older adults’drug-storage compliance to identify less compliant subgroups and deliver specific drug-storage support as required.Family members should also be involved in this process.
