Terms used in patient safety related to medication: A literature review

Pintor-Mármol, A; Baena, MI; Fajardo, PC; Sabater-Hernández, D; Sáez-Benito, L; García-Cárdenas, MV; Fikri-Benbrahim, N; Azpilicueta, I; Faus, MJ

Terms used in patient safety related to medication: A literature review

Pintor-Mármol, A Baena, MI Fajardo, PC Sabater-Hernández, D

Sáez-Benito, L García-Cárdenas, MV

Fikri-Benbrahim, N Azpilicueta, I Faus, MJ

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Citation:: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2012, 21 (8), pp. 799 - 809
Issue Date:: 2012-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pintor-Mármol, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Baena, MI	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fajardo, PC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sabater-Hernández, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-8740	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sáez-Benito, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	García-Cárdenas, MV https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3770-4557	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fikri-Benbrahim, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Azpilicueta, I	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Faus, MJ	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-04-26	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2012, 21 (8), pp. 799 - 809	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1053-8569	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29311
dc.description.abstract	Purpose: There is a lack of homogeneity in the terminology used in the context of patient safety related to medication. The aim of this review was to identify the terms and definitions used in patient safety related to medication within the scientific literature. Methods: Original and review articles that were indexed between 1998 and 2008 in MEDLINE and EMBASE and contained terms used in patient safety related to medication were included. Terms and definitions were extracted and categorised according to whether its definition referred to the process of medication use, or to the clinical outcome of medication use, or both. Results: Of 2564 articles, 147 were included. Sixty terms used in patient safety related to medication with 189 different definitions were identified. Among terms that referred only to the process of medication use (n=23), medication error provided the greatest number of definitions (n=29). Among terms that referred only to the clinical outcome of medication use (n=31), adverse drug event provided the greatest number of definitions (n=15). Finally, among terms that referred both to the process of use and to the clinical outcome of medication use (n=13), drug-related problem provided the greatest number of definitions (n=7). Conclusions: A multitude of terms and definitions are used in patient safety related to medication. This heterogeneity makes it difficult to compare the results among studies and to appreciate the true magnitude of the problem. Classifying and unifying the terminology is necessary to advance in patient safety strategies. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/pds.3296	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Drug Toxicity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Medication Errors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Product Surveillance, Postmarketing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Terminology as Topic	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Prescription Drugs	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Safety	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions	en_US
dc.title	Terms used in patient safety related to medication: A literature review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	8	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	21	en_US
utslib.for	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	8	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	21	en_US

Abstract:

Purpose: There is a lack of homogeneity in the terminology used in the context of patient safety related to medication. The aim of this review was to identify the terms and definitions used in patient safety related to medication within the scientific literature. Methods: Original and review articles that were indexed between 1998 and 2008 in MEDLINE and EMBASE and contained terms used in patient safety related to medication were included. Terms and definitions were extracted and categorised according to whether its definition referred to the process of medication use, or to the clinical outcome of medication use, or both. Results: Of 2564 articles, 147 were included. Sixty terms used in patient safety related to medication with 189 different definitions were identified. Among terms that referred only to the process of medication use (n=23), medication error provided the greatest number of definitions (n=29). Among terms that referred only to the clinical outcome of medication use (n=31), adverse drug event provided the greatest number of definitions (n=15). Finally, among terms that referred both to the process of use and to the clinical outcome of medication use (n=13), drug-related problem provided the greatest number of definitions (n=7). Conclusions: A multitude of terms and definitions are used in patient safety related to medication. This heterogeneity makes it difficult to compare the results among studies and to appreciate the true magnitude of the problem. Classifying and unifying the terminology is necessary to advance in patient safety strategies. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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