ArticlePatient preference and adherence2025
Barriers to Home-Based Medication Self-Management Among Older Adults with Multimorbidity: A Qualitative Study Guided by Empowerment Theory.
Article in Patient preference and adherence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Article
- Implementation barriers and facilitators of digital health interventions for older adults with multimorbidity: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Purpose: To examine barriers to medication self-management among community-dwelling older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) and to provide evidence to guide medication safety and targeted nursing interventions. Patients and Methods: A descriptive qualitative approach was used. Between July and September 2024, we recruited 14 community-dwelling older adults with MCCs from the geriatric medicine center of a tertiary hospital in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted. Empowerment theory served as the conceptual framework; data were analyzed using content analysis. Results: Barriers to home-based medication self-management among older adults with MCCs were grouped into three domains: resources, agency, and outcomes. Resource-related barriers included (1) lack of long-term medication plans and follow-up support; (2) Inadequate aging-friendly design of medication management tools; and (3) barriers to self-medication due to excessive family intervention. Agency-related barriers included (1) health decisions primarily based on religious beliefs; (2) symptom-driven medication behavior; and (3) low-burden oriented medication management tendencies. Outcome-related barriers included disconnect between home self-monitoring and clinical feedback. Conclusion: Community-dwelling older adults with MCCs encounter multiple challenges that hinder effective home-based medication self-management, including limited structural support, reduced self-management capacity, and a lack of effective feedback systems. The findings indicate that medication management can be optimized through improved digital and assistive tools, enhanced interprofessional collaboration, and more effective, tailored health education. Future research should prioritize high-risk populations and develop individualized intervention strategies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.