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ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Effect of the NorGeP-NH on Quality of Life and Drug Prescriptions in Norwegian Nursing Homes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Enrico Callegari, Jurate Šaltytė Benth, Geir Selbæk, Cato Grønnerød, Sverre Bergh

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Article in Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Enrico CallegariØstfold Hospital Trust, 1714 Grålum, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3372-3347
Jurate Šaltytė BenthInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway.
Geir SelbækFaculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-6511-8219
Cato GrønnerødØstfold Hospital Trust, 1714 Grålum, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-7915-9601
Sverre BerghResearch Centre for Age-Related Functional Decline and Diseases, Innlandet Hospital Trust, 2312 Ottestad, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-9593-2967
University of Oslo · NOInnlandet Hospital Trust · NOOslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

Dam Foundation 2019/FO246675Lions Clubs International Norway - Skjeberg AB3415Norwegian Health Association 2019/FO246675
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe effect of the Norwegian General Practice-Nursing Home (NorGeP-NH) criteria has never been tested on clinical outcomes in nursing home (NH) residents. We performed a cluster-randomized trial in Norwegian NHs and tested the effect of NorGeP-NH on QoL (primary outcome), medication prescriptions, and physical and mental health (secondary outcomes) for the enrolled residents; Methods: Fourteen NHs were randomized into intervention NHs (iNHs) and control NHs (cNHs). After baseline data collection, physicians performed NorGeP-NH on the enrolled residents. We assessed the difference between cNHs and iNHs in the change in primary outcome from baseline to 12 weeks and secondary outcomes from baseline to eight and 12 weeks by linear mixed models; Results: One hundred and eight residents (13 lost to follow-up) and 109 residents (nine lost to follow-up) were randomized to iNHs and cNHs, respectively. Difference in change in QoL at 12 weeks between cNHs and iNHs was not statistically significant (mean (95% CI)): -1.51 (-3.30; 0.28),

conclusionsOur intervention did not affect QoL or drug prescriptions, but reduced depression scores in the iNHs. NorGeP-NH may be a useful tool, but its effect on clinical outcomes may be scarce in NH residents. Further studies about the effectiveness of NorGeP-NH in other healthcare contexts and settings are recommended.

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nursing homespsychotropic polypharmacystructured drug review

Identifiers

PMID35202081
PMCPMC8880047
OpenAlexW4212959816

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