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"'You need to be healthy to be sick': exploring older people's experien" by Giana Carli Lorenzini, Alison Bell et al.

BACKGROUND: the ageing global population is living longer with complex health conditions addressed by multiple medications. Little is known about how older people manage these medications and associated packaging at home. OBJECTIVES: to explore how older people manage the use of multiple medication and associated packaging in their process of self-care. METHODS: fifteen older, home-dwelling participants (mean age = 76.2 years) participated in this study. All participants used three or more daily medications and resided in Southern Sweden. Data were collected using photographs and written diaries completed by each participant over seven consecutive days, complemented by researcher-led interviews. Interviews and diary data were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: six major themes emerged and are discussed: systematic organisation of medication, design of medication packaging, design of tablets, ease of package opening, emotional response to the need for medication, and environ ....

Medication Adherence , Medication Packaging , Older People , Packaging Design , Qualitative Research , Olicited Diaries ,