Publications by authors named "Gail Burton"

Purpose: To examine the experiences of older adults with multiple chronic medical conditions when a new medication was added to their existing multiple medication regimen.

Design: A multimethod qualitative design was used. Thirty adults 60 years of age with (a) at least three chronic medical diagnoses, (b) at least five medications at baseline, and (c) a new medication prescription were enrolled in a prospective study of 30 days duration, participating from their homes.

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