The effect of pharmacists on ward rounds measured by the STOPP/START tool in a specialized geriatric unit.
In: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Jg. 42 (2017-04-01), Heft 2, S. 178-184
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What is known and objective The STOPP/START tool has been validated to assess elderly patients for potentially inappropriate prescribing. This study aimed to assess the effect of inclusion of a pharmacist on a physician-led ward round on potentially inappropriate prescribing in hospitalized elderly patients. Methods This was an observational study of prescribing for patients using the STOPP/START tool at three points during hospital stay; admission to hospital, on transfer to the specialized geriatric unit and on discharge from hospital. Data were collected over 4 months pre- and post-introduction of a pharmacist to a physician-led ward round. Demographic and clinical data, including total number of medications and STOPP/START criteria met, were collected. The mean number of STOPP/START criteria at each time-point was compared for pre- and post-introduction of a pharmacist using a Mann-Whitney U-test. The mean number of criteria for each time-point within each group was compared using a paired Student's t-test. Results and discussion The demographic characteristics of the participants in the pre- and post-intervention groups were similar. The post-intervention group had numerically less STOPP/START criteria, mean 1·18 (1·37) compared to the pre-intervention group 1·50 (1·41), P = 0·07 at discharge. The pre-intervention group had no significant change in the criteria from admission 1·78 (1·57) to geriatric unit transfer 1·72 (1·54) ( P = 0·37); however, there was a significant decrease from geriatric unit transfer 1·72 (1·54) to discharge 1·50 (1·41) ( P = 0·02). The post-intervention group had a significant decrease from hospital admission 2·30 (1·91) to geriatric unit transfer 1·59 (1·60) ( P < 0·01) and again to discharge 1·18 (1·37) ( P < 0·01). What is new and conclusion Pharmacist participation on the ward round in a specialized geriatric unit resulted in a numerical improvement in prescribing quality as measured by the STOPP/START tool. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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The effect of pharmacists on ward rounds measured by the STOPP/START tool in a specialized geriatric unit.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Mulvogue, K. ; Roberts, J. A. ; Coombes, I. ; Cottrell, N. ; Kanagarajah, S. ; Smith, A. |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Jg. 42 (2017-04-01), Heft 2, S. 178-184 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2017 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0269-4727 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1111/jcpt.12489 |
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