MedPath

Het gebruik van verschillende soorten langdurige medicatie bij ouderen in de huisartsenpraktijk.

Conditions
Polypharmacy, medication review, decision support software, patient preferences, outcome prioritization, treatment satisfaction
Registration Number
NL-OMON27441
Lead Sponsor
Maastricht University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
360
Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged >=65 years with at least 5 chronic medication prescriptions in at least two different organ systems.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who cannot act for themselves, patients with insufficient knowledge of Dutch language, patients with a life-expectancy of less than one year (according to the GP) and patients who already had a medication review in the last 12 months.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Main outcome is treatment satisfaction with prescribed medication
Secondary Outcome Measures
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Secondary outcomes are type and number of medication alerts, changes in medication prescription, medication adherence, drug burden index, and quality of life. Relevant outcomes will be measured at baseline (before the intervention), after completion of the intervention, and after 12 months follow-up.
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