@article{ref1,
title="Self Medication as a Form of Self Control in an Intermediate Care Facility: Preliminary Data",
journal="Activities, adaptation and aging",
year="1986",
author="Salamon, Michael J. and Fulger, Ruth A. and LaVerde, Salvatore",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="191-197",
abstract="This paper describes a project in which residents of an ICF were assessed on their ability to self-medicate. The goal of the project was to establish a sense of self control over some of their daily needs and thereby enhance well-being for those judged appropriate to administer their own medications. Sixty-four individuals (26% of the 249 residents) passed the three stage multidisciplinary screening rocess. At the end of the three month period, forty of the &ty-nine residents who chose to participate in the project were able to self-medicate, whereas nineteen were found to be non-compliant. Results to date indicate that a variety of issues need to be addressed before the true impact of such a project can be evaluated.<p />",
language="",
issn="0192-4788",
doi="10.1300/J016v08n03_19",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J016v08n03_19"
}