Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people

A Rankin, CA Cadogan, SM Patterson… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

Interventions to address potentially inappropriate prescribing in community‐dwelling older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

B Clyne, C Fitzgerald, A Quinlan… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To perform a systematic review to determine the effectiveness of interventions
designed to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in community‐dwelling older …

Potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse health outcomes in community dwelling older patients

C Cahir, K Bennett, C Teljeur… - British journal of clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This study aimed to determine the association between potentially inappropriate
prescribing (PIP) and health related outcomes [adverse drug events (ADEs), health related …

Effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial (OPTI …

B Clyne, SM Smith, CM Hughes… - The Annals of Family …, 2015 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is common in older people and can
result in increased morbidity, adverse drug events, and hospitalizations. The OPTI-SCRIPT …

Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors

H Khalil, B Bell, H Chambers… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Medication‐related adverse events in primary care represent an important
cause of hospital admissions and mortality. Adverse events could result from people …

Recommendations for outcome measurement for deprescribing intervention studies

EA Bayliss, K Albers, K Gleason… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interpreting results from deprescribing interventions to generate actionable evidence is
challenging owing to inconsistent and heterogeneous outcome definitions between studies …

Beliefs about prescribed medication among older patients with polypharmacy: a mixed methods study in primary care

B Clyne, JA Cooper, F Boland, CM Hughes… - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjgp.org
Background Polypharmacy (≥ 5 medications) is common in older patients and is associated
with adverse outcomes. Patients' beliefs about medication can influence their expectations …

'He or she maybe doesn't know there is such a thing as a review': A qualitative investigation exploring barriers and facilitators to accessing medication reviews from the …

A Robinson, L Sile, T Govind, HK Guraya… - Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Regular reviews of medications, including prescription reviews and adherence
reviews, are vital to support pharmacological effectiveness and optimize health outcomes for …

Addressing potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients: development and pilot study of an intervention in primary care (the OPTI-SCRIPT study)

B Clyne, MC Bradley, CM Hughes, D Clear… - BMC health services …, 2013 - Springer
Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in older people is common in primary
care and can result in increased morbidity, adverse drug events, hospitalizations and …

'Potentially inappropriate or specifically appropriate?'Qualitative evaluation of general practitioners views on prescribing, polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate …

B Clyne, JA Cooper, CM Hughes, T Fahey, SM Smith… - BMC family …, 2016 - Springer
Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is common in older people in primary
care, as evidenced by a significant body of quantitative research. However, relatively few …