Table 1.

The patient engagement and medication safety management (PE-MSM) program.

Wk	Themes	Aims and contents	Auxiliary tools	Participation modes
Wk 1	Assess medication error types	Understand the current medication situation of patients:Establish a good relationship with patientsAssess the types of medication errors	Instruction Manual of Patient Participating in Safety Medication	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance;
Wk 2	Raise awareness of participation	Use motivational interview to analyze obstacles of patients’ participationImprove the sense of participating in medication safety management	Instruction manual of patient participating in safety medication	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance;
Wk 3	Motivating participation	Explore patients’ experience in medication, share others’ cases and stimulate their participationStrengthen confidence in participating in medication safety and enable patients to act	Instruction manual of patient participating in safety medication	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance;
Wk 4	Develop participation program	Motivate patients to consciously pay attention to the doctor's prescriptionGive examples to inform patients of the significance of purchasing and taking drugs under the guidance of doctorsEnhance the awareness and behavior of participation in medical treatment and medication taking	the check inventory for medication	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance;
Wk 5	Develop participation program	Assist patients to make a medication list and stick it on the eye-catching placeDistribute and teach patients to use intelligent reminder boxDeepen the awareness and behavior of participation in home medication	The list of medication; The intelligent reminder box	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance; Self-monitoring
Wk 6	Develop participation program	Stress the benefits of engaging in medication monitoringUse family support to assist patients with medication monitoring	The medication monitoring record form	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance; Self-monitoring
Wk 7	Develop participation program	Assist patients to summarize and study the whole process of participating in medication safety managementForm individualized patient engagement and medication safety management	The flow chart of patients participating in medication safety management	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance; Self-monitoring
Wk 8–11	Strengthen the sense of participation and maintain the behavior of participation	Conduct 1time/2-wk telephone follow-up and in-home follow-up to help patients solve problemsInquire and check the medication monitoring record of patientsLeave the contact information of researchers and community doctors, and encourage patients to consult about medication management at any time	Instruction manual of patient participating in safety medication	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance; Self-monitoring
Wk12	Feedback and summary	Acquire the feedback information of patients’ participation in medication safety managementImprove the intervention program	Instruction manual of patient participation in safety medication	Doctor-patient cooperation;Family caregiver assistance; Self-monitoring