ArticleInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2018
A dual intervention in geriatric patients to prevent drug-related problems and improve discharge management.
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- Effect of integrated medicines management on quality of discharge medication information-a secondary endpoint in a randomized controlled trial.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2024Trial
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- Nurse-led medication management as a critical component of transitional care for preventing drug-related problems.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Review
- Designing and Implementation of a Digitalized Intersectoral Discharge Management System and Its Effect on Readmissions: Mixed Methods Approach.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Medication-Related Problems and Their Intervention in the Geriatric Population: A Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2023Review
- Clinical pharmacist intervention to improve medication safety for hip fracture patients through secondary and primary care settings: a nonrandomised controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Determine the impact of a structured pharmacist-led medication review - a controlled intervention study to optimise medication safety for residents in long-term care facilities.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Drug-Related Problems of Patients in Primary Health Care Institutions: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Accuracy of pharmacist electronic discharge medicines review information transmitted to primary care at discharge.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2019Observational
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Abstract
Background Drug-related problems (DRPs) endanger geriatric patients' safety. Especially a follow-up treatment with increased number of care transitions is a critical time for patients. Objective This study aimed at optimising medication therapy and the transfer of medication-related information to ambulatory care in geriatric rehabilitation patients. Setting German geriatric rehabilitation centre (GRC). Method A prospective, controlled intervention study was performed. Patients in the control group (CG) received standard care, those in the intervention group (IG) an additional dual pharmaceutical intervention: (i) medication review to optimise in-hospital medication and (ii) improvement of discharge letters for optimising transfer of medication-related information. Main outcome measure (i) Number of patients with at least one DRP at discharge and (ii) predefined quality criteria for the discharge letters. Results 150 patients were enrolled in CG and 163 in IG. (i) At discharge, 126 (84%) patients in the CG were affected by at least one DRP. In the IG, the number of affected patients decreased to 64 (39%, P < 0.05). (ii) In comparison to discharge letters in the CG, predefined quality criteria were improved in the IG. Following differences were measured (CG vs. IG, each P < 0.05): active ingredient indicated (60 vs. 99%), brand name indicated (60 vs. 96%), explanation of medication changes (47 vs. 68%), visualisation of explanations next to the discharge medication (26 vs. 91%) and recommended therapy duration for short-term medications (49 vs. 84%). Conclusion DRPs and incomplete discharge letters affected many patients. The dual intervention improved in-hospital medication therapy and optimised the transfer of medication-related information.
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