ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2021
Association between recorded medication reviews in primary care and adequate drug treatment management - a cross-sectional study.
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- Frequency and impact of medication reviews for people aged 65 years or above in UK primary care: an observational study using electronic health records.BMC geriatrics · 2023Observational
- Revisiting the inter-rater reliability of drug treatment assessments according to the STOPP/START criteria.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2023Article
- Performance of 3 Sets of Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People to Identify Inadequate Drug Treatment.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Clinical relevance of potentially inappropriate medications and potential prescribing omissions according to explicit criteria-a validation study.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the association between a recorded procedure code for a medication review and adequate drug treatment management, and to explore factors associated with this code. DESIGN AND
settingCross-sectional study; two primary health care centres, in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden. SUBJECTS: A total of 302 consecutive patients (≥65 years old, 59% female; median number of drugs: six) requiring a non-urgent consultation with a physician in October-November 2017.
main outcome measureAdequate drug treatment management (treatment that did not require any further action), determined in consensus by two specialists in family medicine blinded to the medication review code.
resultsAdequate drug treatment management was, overall, less common in those with a recorded medication review over the last year: 63% versus 73%
conclusionsThe presence of a recorded medication review was not positively associated with adequate drug treatment management but was associated with the age limit for remuneration, and some chronic diseases.Key pointsTo improve drug treatment in older people in primary care, a remuneration system linked to recorded medication reviews has been introduced.In this study, fewer patients with than without a recorded medication review (63% versus 73%) had adequate drug treatment management.A recorded medication review was ten times more common in those ≥75 years, that is, the age limit for remuneration.Recorded codes for medication reviews were also common in those with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and depression.
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