Table 3. Older adults’ use of medication plans, shared electronic medication plansa , and the Swiss Electronic Patient Recordb (n=252)c.
| Survey items | Value |
|---|---|
| Availability of a plan with all your current medications, n (%) | |
| I do not have a medication plan | 106 (42.1) |
| I make my own medication plan | 76 (30.2) |
| I receive a medication plan from my primary care physician | 60 (23.8) |
| I receive a shared electronic medication plan from my primary care physician | 7 (2.8) |
| I receive a medication plan from my pharmacy | 3 (1.2) |
| Satisfaction with my medication plan (for those reporting to have one; n=146), n (%) | |
| Very dissatisfied | 0 (0) |
| Dissatisfied | 0 (0) |
| Neutral | 13 (8.9) |
| Satisfied | 66 (45.2) |
| Very satisfied | 67 (45.9) |
| Responsibility for updating my medication plan (for those reporting to have one; n=146), n (%) | |
| Me or a relative takes care of updating it | 74 (50.7) |
| My primary care physician takes care of updating it | 47 (32.2) |
| No need to update it, I know my current medication off by heart | 23 (15.8) |
| My pharmacy takes care of updating it | 2 (1.4) |
| Willingness to receive a medication plan from my primary care physician (for those reporting not to have one; n=106), n (%) | |
| Yes | 15 (14.2) |
| No | 70 (66.0) |
| Undecided | 21 (19.8) |
| Use of a Swiss Electronic Patient Record b (n=252), n (%) | |
| No, but I am planning to open one in the future | 124 (49.2) |
| No, I have not opened an electronic patient record and am not planning to do so | 68 (27.0) |
| No, I did not know that electronic patient records existed | 32 (12.9) |
| Yes, I have one, but I do not actively use it | 16 (6.3) |
| Yes, I use a Swiss Electronic Patient Record | 12 (4.8) |
| Willingness to use a Swiss Electronic Patient Record to manage my own health information (for those reporting not to currently use one; n=240), n (%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 17 (7.1) |
| Disagree | 40 (16.7) |
| Agree | 103 (42.9) |
| Strongly agree | 61 (25.4) |
| I do not know | 19 (7.9) |
| Willingness to use a Swiss Electronic Patient Record to share my health information with health care providers (for those reporting not to currently use one; n=240), n (%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 11 (4.6) |
| Disagree | 33 (13.8) |
| Agree | 102 (42.5) |
| Strongly agree | 77 (32.1) |
| I do not know | 17 (7.1) |
a
Shared electronic medication plans are digital tools designed to manage and share medication plans electronically between health care providers and patients (eg, eMediplan in the Swiss context).
b
Swiss Electronic Patient Records are a digital system that securely stores a patients’ health information, enabling authorized health care providers to access and update medical data including medication information across practice information systems.
c
No missing data.