The Impacts of Pharmaceutical Cares on the Elderly in a VA Nursing Home.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Focus on the Elderly in a Nursing Home
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- potential inappropriate medication (PIA)
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study investigates the effect of pharmaceutical care on a Veteran nursing home. 100 patients will be selected into this controlled study.The hypothesis are:
- After patients receive pharmaceutical care, their drug related problems will be decreased.
- After patients received pharmaceutical care, their self-reported medical expenditure will be decreased.
Detailed Description
Around 200 residents in a Veteran nursing home will be selected for reviewing inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 100 subjected are selected into this randomized controlled trial. Each group will have 50 subjects and then divides into 4 subgroup, according to their drug items used (5-7 and over 8 items used). The inclusion criteria: 1. Residents of the Veteran nursing home. 2. over 65 years old. 3. complete comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) 4. prescription drugs more than 4 times/day, excluding stat order. 5. with 2 or more chronic diseases. Exclusion criteria: 1. residents who were in the pharmaceutical care project of Taiwan Pharmacists Association.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Residents in the Veteran nursing home
- •Age over 65 years old
- •Complete Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
- •Use more than 4 drug item per day (excluding stat order)
- •subjects with more than 2 chronic diseases.
Exclusion Criteria
- •subjects who were in pharmaceutical care project of Taiwan Pharmacist Association.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
potential inappropriate medication (PIA)
Time Frame: one year
Secondary Outcomes
- drug items used(one year)
- medical expenditure(one year)