Prevalence and nature of medication errors and medication-related harm following discharge from hospital to community settings: A systematic review

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2019
Year Published

2020
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (17); UK (England) (7); Norway (4); Canada (3); Australia (2); France (2); India (2); Netherlands (2); Sweden (2); Switzerland (2); Belgium (1); Croatia (1); Egypt (1); Europe (1); Ireland (1); Italy (1); Jordan (1); New Zealand (1); Oman (1); Saudi Arabia (1); Sri Lanka (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (17); UK (England) (7); Norway (4); Canada (3); Australia (2); France (2); India (2); Netherlands (2); Sweden (2); Switzerland (2); Belgium (1); Croatia (1); Egypt (1); Europe (1); Ireland (1); Italy (1); Jordan (1); New Zealand (1); Oman (1); Saudi Arabia (1); Sri Lanka (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Community
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Availability of care
Culturally appropriate care
Package of care/care pathways/disease management
Where care is provided
Continuity of care
With what supports is care provided
Safety monitoring and improvement systems
Theme

Optimal aging
Health promotion/primary prevention
Domain

Technologies
Drugs
Sectors
Primary care
Home care
Hospital care

Publication details

Citation

Alqenae FA, Steinke D, Keers RN. Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review. Drug Safety. 2020;43(6):517-537.
DOI

10.1007/s40264-020-00918-3

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