The influence of patients' beliefs about medicines and the relationship with suboptimal medicine use in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review of quantitative studies.

Eman Rafhi Malath Al-Juhaishi Vincent Chan Julie E Stevens Joon Soo Park Kate N Wang

Published in: International journal of clinical pharmacy (2024)

Further investigation is necessary to (1) ascertain the importance of necessity or concern beliefs in fostering adherence and, (2) examine the influence of beliefs on polypharmacy and inappropriate medicine use.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry
skeletal muscle
case control
weight loss