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The Patient Medication List: Can We Get Patients More Involved in Their Medical Care?

JFK Family Medicine Residency Program, Edison, NJ (SYC)
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark (MHC)
Counseling and Psychological Services, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick (NI)
Adult Medicine Department, Brownsville Multiservice Family Health Center, Brooklyn, NY (TSJ)

Correspondence: Corresponding author: Sung Y. Chae, MD, JFK Family Medicine Residency Program, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08818-3059 (E-mail: schae{at}solarishs.org)

Background: Patient involvement is essential to maintain accurate and updated medication lists, provide quality care, and decrease potential errors. The purpose of this study was to determine the acceptance of medication lists maintained by patients and if their use affected perceptions of patient and physician responsibility and patients’ knowledge of their medical care.

Methods: A foldable, wallet-sized medication list card was distributed to a convenience sample of 104 patients 40 years of age at an outpatient residency site. They were also given a survey of demographic variables and the Patient Medication Scale, which measures their perceptions of patient responsibility, physician responsibility, and patients’ knowledge of their medical care. They were contacted by phone 4 to 11 months later to ascertain if they were using the medication card and the Patient Medication Scale was readministered.

Results: Forty-two of 66 patients contacted after the intervention consented to a full interview. Thirty-eight percent (25 of 66) reported using the card. The patients using the card showed increased scores in perceived patient knowledge and patient responsibility, with no change in their perceptions of physician responsibility. Among the 41 respondents not using the card, approximately half indicated interest in using the card in the future or were using a card of their own.

Conclusions: A significant percentage of patients were willing to use the medication list card. Use of the card also seemed to increase their sense of responsibility and perceived knowledge of their medical care.

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