Quantifying the Ease or Difficulty Older Persons Experience in Opening Medication Containers

To compare the difficulty experienced by older persons in using various medication containers, 50 noninstitutionalized women and men over 60 years of age were timed while opening 15 containers. Pill and liquid medication bottles with and without child‐resistant closure mechanisms were tested. In addition, other types of medication packaging were evaluated, such as nitroglycerin patches.

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