Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Australians
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Adverse drug reactionsElderlyPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619000729123
- Lead Sponsor
- uke Bereznicki
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 65 years and older with an unplanned overnight admission to a medical ward in the Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients unwilling to consent to the study
Patients unable to consent to the study with a consenting authority not present at the hospital
Patients unable to be interviewed due to health reasons, with a consenting authority not present at the hospital
Patients unavailable for follow-up
Patients residing in, or being discharged to a nursing home
Patients being transferred to a palliative care unit
Medical notes not available
Patients already enrolled in a post-discharge intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method