Strategies for Successful Medication Management: Part 1

21-06-2022 • 48 mins

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EPISODE TITLE: Medication Management Part 1

OVERVIEW:

Haleigh: “I think it is important too, to see what patients actually value doing within medication management and then starting from there.” This episode is a conversation between two OTRs and two soon-to-be new grad OTs. The topic of conversation is about medication management and how to adapt this occupation for patients.

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Medication Management Part 1 with Tracy Bentley Root, Haleigh Bjorkman, and Anna Kotansky, we talked about:

What is Medication Management?
What are common burdens related to medication management?
How are caregivers affected by the burdens of medication management?
What is Occupational Therapy’s role in medication management?

Summation statement:

The job of medication management can be extremely stressful for both the patient and the caregivers. Health professionals, such as nurses and occupational therapists, have an important role in the health care system to assist caregivers with the many responsibilities within medication management. In this episode, we acknowledge the challenges of medication management and discuss how occupational therapy practitioners have such an important role in reducing the stress for patients and caregivers. Tune into the second part of this podcast with Tracy, Haleigh, and Anna to learn more about techniques and assistive technology devices that can assist with medication management.

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Articles discussed during the podcast:

Siebert, C., Schwartz, J., & Kannenberg, K. (2017). Occupational therapy’s role in medication management. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71, 1–20. https://doi-org.dyc.idm.oclc.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.716S02

Appalasamy, J. R., Joseph, J. P., Ramaiah, S. S., Quek, K. F., Zain, A. Z. M., & Tha, K. K. (2020). Exploring stroke survivors’ self-efficacy in understanding and taking medication and determining associated factors: a cross-sectional study in a neurology clinic in Malaysia. Patient Preference and Adherence, 1463c. https://doi-org.dyc.idm.oclc.org/10.2147/PPA.S215271

Polenick, C. A., Stanz, S. D., Leggett, A. N., Maust, D. T., Hodgson, N. A., & Kales, H. C. (2020). Stressors and resources related to medication management: Associations with spousal caregivers’ role overload. Gerontologist, 60(1), 165–173. https://doi-org.dyc.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/geront/gny130

Appalasamy, J. R., Tha, K. K., Quek, K. F., Ramaiah, S. S., Joseph, J. P., & Md Zain, A. Z. (2018). The effectiveness of culturally tailored video narratives on medication understanding and use self-efficacy among stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial study protocol. Medicine, 97(22), e10876. https://doi-org.dyc.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010876

Kollerup, M. G., Curtis, T., & Schantz Laursen, B. (2018). Visiting nurses’ posthospital medication management in home health care: An ethnographic study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 32(1), 222–232. https://doi-org.dyc.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/scs.12451

Connect with Anna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-kotansky-7005b11a6/

Connect with Haleigh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haleighbjorkman/

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