Opti-Med: Optimisation of a medication review programme for elderly in general practice.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Elderly of 65 years and older with geriatric giant problemsDutch:Ouderen van 65 jaar of ouder met geriatrische reuzen problematiek
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29548
- Lead Sponsor
- VU Medical Center and NIVE
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
One or more of the following new geriatric giants:
1. Actual mobility problem;
Exclusion Criteria
- All patients with a diagnosis of dementia in the medical record.
- Patients with an MMSE score of 18 or less. An MMSE interview is only carried out when patients indicated they needed help to fill in the inclusion questionnaire.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Quality of Life as assessed with EQ5D and SF12 by the patient and with the EQ5D by proxies.<br /><br /><br><br>2. The presence of geriatric giants on a scale from 1-10.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Number of drug related problems<br /><br>- Medication satisfaction<br /><br>- Medication adherence<br /><br>- Cost effectiveness<br /><br>- Surplus value of the patient participation on the outcome of the medication advice<br /><br>- Follow-up of the medication advice by GP and patient<br /><br>- Process analysis on succes and failure factors<br />