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Clinical Trials/DRKS00026739
DRKS00026739
Completed
Not Applicable

Medication review of geriatric patients after an injurious fall leading to hospitalization and its potential impact on patient safety. A mixed methods study at University Hospital Salzburg. - EMMA study

Institut für Pharmazie der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität (PMU) Salzburg0 sites30 target enrollmentOctober 6, 2021

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
W10Fall on and from stairs and steps
Sponsor
Institut für Pharmazie der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität (PMU) Salzburg
Enrollment
30
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 6, 2021
End Date
October 15, 2023
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Institut für Pharmazie der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität (PMU) Salzburg

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients, who
  • sustained an injurious fall leading to an inpatient stay at the OT at SALK. In this project, falls from bed or wheelchair are excluded. Furthermore, falls caused by collision with vehicles are excluded.
  • manage their medication independently in order to be able to provide sufficient information about the medication in the interviews.
  • are \= 65 years.
  • take \= five long term medications.
  • are physically and mentally capable participating an interview (Salzburg Dementia Test Prediction, SDTP) Here, a predicted MMSE (Mini\-Mental State Examination) with a cut\-off of \>25/30 (\=no cognitive impairment) is targeted.
  • are able to speak and understand the German language.
  • signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients are not complying with the inclusion criteria.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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