Publications by authors named "Carolien G M Sino"
Background: Nurses play an important role in interprofessional pharmaceutical care. Curricula related to pharmaceutical care, however, vary a lot. Mapping the presence of pharmaceutical care related domains and competences in nurse educational programs can lead to a better understanding of the extent to which curricula fit expectations of the labour market.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Safe pharmaceutical care requires competent nurses with specific knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is unclear whether nursing students are adequately prepared to perform pharmaceutical care in practice. Mapping their pharmaceutical care competences can lead to a better understanding of the extent to which curricula fit expectations of the labour market.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe nurses' support interventions for medication adherence, and patients' experiences and desired improvements with this care.
Patients And Methods: A two-phase study was performed, including an analysis of questionnaire data and conducted interviews with members of the care panel of the Netherlands Patients Federation. The questionnaire assessed 14 types of interventions, satisfaction (score 0-10) with received interventions, needs, experiences, and desired improvements in nurses' support.
Background: Nurses play an important role in pharmaceutical care. They are involved in: detecting clinical change; communicating/discussing pharmacotherapy with patients, their advocates, and other healthcare professionals; proposing and implementing medication-related interventions; and ensuring follow-up of patients and medication regimens. To date, a framework of nurses' competences on knowledge, skills, and attitudes as to interprofessional pharmaceutical care tasks is missing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Medication self-management is complicated for older people. Little is known about older persons' considerations and decisions concerning medication therapy at home.
Objective: (s): To explore how older people living at home self-manage their medication and what considerations and decisions underpin their medication self-management behavior.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether homecare workers can detect signs and symptoms indicative of potential adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in homecare patients, using a standardized observation list.
Methods: This observational study involved 115 patients cared for by 2 homecare organizations in The Netherlands between April 2011 and August 2011. During routine home visits, homecare workers filled out a standardized observation list of signs and symptoms indicative of potential ADRs, namely, gastrointestinal and other bleedings, electrolyte disturbances, renal and heart failure, digoxin intoxication, constipation, disturbances of diabetic control, and falls.
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the association between prescription changes frequency (PCF) and hospital admissions and to compare the PCF to the Chronic Disease Score (CDS). The CDS measures comorbidity on the basis of the 1-year pharmacy dispensing data. In contrast, the PCF is based on prescription changes over a 3-month period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Home healthcare nurses in their roles as caregivers, educators and administrators of medications are particularly well positioned to act on a preventive way to be alert of adverse drug reactions. However, knowledge about medication and a professional attitude is required.
Aim: To describe medication-related knowledge and perspectives of Dutch home healthcare nurses regarding frequent used medication by older people.