Implications for practice and research

• Medication errors are a patient safety concern and more so with children with medical complexity (CMC). Better implementation of initiatives to support parent’s understanding of medications is crucial to improve outcomes.

• Further research is needed to understand what initiatives improve parent/caregiver’s understanding of medication for CMC.

Context

CMC are children who have complex chronic conditions, often with a spectrum of severity that requires ongoing healthcare.1 The changing landscape and increasing population of CMC across the world is due to improved health services and advancements in technologies.2 CMC are dependent on their parents and/or …