Table 3 Burden, coping and risk in medication management
What capacity does the older person have? (individual specific) What is the workload? (stage specific) | Increasing / high capacity | Decreasing / low capacity |
|---|---|---|
Increasing / high workload: May be high workload per se or may spike at times of change and uncertainty. | Burden: coping | High burden: not coping – high workload and low capacity risk |
Decreasing / low workload: | No burden: coping | Burden: not coping –low capacity risk |