From Administration of Oral Medicines by Nurses to Controlled Self-administration: Impact on Safety of Administration During Hospitalisation

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Self-administration medicines: Management of drugs' administration by the patient

Study summary

Medication administration practices during patient hospital stay tend to improve patient autonomy. Several studies have concluded that self-administration of medication programs in hospital centers have a beneficial effect on patients' knowledge of their medications, their compliance and the safety of administration. Nevertheless, few studies have been carried out in France on this subject. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the change of nurses administration practices from the administration of each drugs to supervision of self-administration by the patient under a self-administration program.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Total number of oral medication administration errors in self-administered patients — After 7 days of self-administration
  Total number of oral medication administration errors in self-administered patients
• Total number of oral medication administration errors in patients receiving administration by nurses — After 7 days of administration by nurses
  Total number of oral medication administration errors in patients receiving administration by nurses

Trial sites (1)

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