Grace Walters
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): Yun Jiang
Research Mentor School/College/Department: / Nursing
Program: UROP
Session: Session 3 (11:00am – 11:50am)
Authors: Grace Walters, Deema Bunni, Yun Jiang
Abstract
This study aims to identify facilitators and barriers to patient engagement in reporting medication events during care transitions. Frequent transitions of care among patients with cancer increase the risks of uncoordinated care, poor patient outcomes, and adverse events. Based on the findings of previous studies, in order to achieve the goal of medication safety, patients need to become “vigilant partners†in medication and toxicity self-monitoring, including timely reporting of medication events to clinicians during care transitions. There is an urgent need to understand patients’ perceptions of barriers to reporting safety events or concerns and develop appropriate reporting systems that meet their needs and expectations. We will survey and interview patients diagnosed with lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers who had experiences of care transitions from hospital or clinics to home in the past year, to understand their perceived facilitators and barriers to engagement in reporting medication events using a technology reporting system. The findings of this study will contribute to the design and development of a patient-centered online reporting platform to guide and engage patients in reporting their experiences and concerns about medication safety events from home.
