Organising polypharmacy: unpacking medicines, unpacking meanings—an ethnographic study

Objectives We explore how older patients affected by polypharmacy manage the ‘hidden work’ of organising their medicines, how they make sense of this work and integrate it into their lives.Design and setting Ethnographic study observing patients over 18–24 months in patients’ homes, general practice...

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Main Authors: Deborah Swinglehurst, Nina Fudge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/8/e049218.full
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