Results of the use of a trigger list to detect drug-related problems at the emergency room in older polypharmacy patients
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Multimorbidity (patients aged 70 and up with polypharmacy)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26798
- Lead Sponsor
- not applicable
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 600
Inclusion Criteria
The population of this study will consist of patient aged 70 and up with polypharmacy (5 chronic medications or more), who present themselves in the ER in one of the three hospitals and from whom a medication verification was taken by a pharmacy assistant using a structured medical history.
Exclusion Criteria
Not applicable
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Which medication related triggers of the trigger list are present in the emergency room in patients aged 70 years and older with polypharmacy (at least 5 medications)?
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method How often do these triggers occur?