Medication Management Performance in Parkinson's Disease: Examination of Process Errors

CONCLUSION: Compared to PD and healthy adults with normal cognition, PD-MCI patients exhibited greater difficulty with medication management, particularly with undertaking medications. Poorer medication management in PD-MCI was associated with worse delayed recall. Thus, PD-MCI patients experiencing memory problems may require additional assistance with their medications. Findings have clinical relevance suggesting that objective measures of medication errors may assist clinicians in identifying PD patients needing adherence strategies.PMID:33621315 | DOI:10.1093/arclin/acab004

Source: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology - February 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Catherine A Sumida Francesca V Lopez Emily J Van Etten Nicole Whiteley Raeanne C Moore Irene Litvan Stephanie Lessig Paul E Gilbert Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe J Vincent Filoteo Dawn M Schiehser Source Type: research