ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2020
The impact of a multifaceted intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing among discharged older adults: a before-and-after study.
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- Academic Detailing Interventions and Evidence-Based Prescribing: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Using a mobile application to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing for older Brazilian adults in primary care: a triple-blind randomised clinical trial.BMC geriatrics · 2024Trial
- Low-Value Prescribing Among Older Adults With Psychiatric Disorders in a Lebanese Geriatric Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Medication use Pattern among the Elderly in Iran: A Review Article.International journal of preventive medicine · 2024Review
- The Impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications and Polypharmacy on 3-Month Hospital Readmission among Older Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Malaysia.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Potentially Inappropriate Medication and Polypharmacy in Nursing Home Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Factors Associated With Appropriate Drug Prescription and Effectiveness of Informative and Educational Interventions-The EDU.RE.DRUG Project.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Drug-Related Problems and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 37,249 Older Adults.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Older Patients: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundPotentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is associated with the incidence of adverse drug reactions, drug-related hospitalization and other negative outcomes in older adults. After hospitalization, older adults might be discharged with several types of PIPs. Studies have found that the lack of healthcare professionals' (HCPs) knowledge regarding PIP is one of the major contributing factors in this issue. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a multifaceted intervention on physicians' and clinical pharmacists' behavior regarding potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) and potential prescribing omission (PPO) among hospitalized older adults.
methodsThis is a before-and-after study that took place in a tertiary Malaysian hospital. Discharge medications of patients ≥65 years old were reviewed to identify PIMs/PPOs using version 2 of the STOPP/START criteria. The prevalence and pattern of PIM/PPO before and after the intervention were compared. The intervention targeted the physicians and clinical pharmacists and it consisted of academic detailing and a newly developed smartphone application (app).
resultsThe study involved 240 patients before (control group) and 240 patients after the intervention. The prevalence of PIM was 22% and 27% before and after the intervention, respectively (
conclusionsThe smartphone app coupled with academic detailing was effective in reducing the prevalence of PPO at discharge. However, it did not significantly affect the prevalence or pattern of PIM.
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