Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior in the administration of medication in the home care setting: Cross-cultural Spanish adaptation.
Sara DionisiAdoración Muñoz-AlonsoNoemi GiannettaAlejandra Aranburu-ImatzPablo J López-SotoPedro A Galey-ChicaFrancisco Escribano-VillanuevaAurora De LeoGloria LiquoriMarco Di MuzioEmanuele Di SimonePublished in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) (2023)
The study, underscores the importance of analyzing the phenomenon of medication errors in the home care setting. The characteristics and peculiarities of a home care setting are different from a hospital setting, which means that factors such as the environment, the figures involved in the care process (caregivers and/or family members), and the way in which they communicate with the rest of the multi-professional team can influence both the type of errors and the likelihood of their occurrence.