Drug use Reconsidered in the Elderly using goal Attainment scales during Medication Review - The DREAMeR-study
Completed
- Conditions
- Medication review, Elderly, Polypharmacy, Drug-Related Problems (DRPs), Goal Attainment Scales Medicatiebeoordeling, Ouderen, Polyfarmacie, Farmacotherapie gerelateerde problemen (FTP's), Goal Attainment Scales
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27932
- Lead Sponsor
- SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice and Policy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 750
Inclusion Criteria
Home-dwelling patients aged 70 years or older, using 7 or more chronic medicines
Exclusion Criteria
Persons receiving repeat prescriptions solely from a specialist. (the GP is not the primary caregiver).
Persons with a life expectancy shorter than 6 months. Persons who had a hospital admission < 1 month before the start of the trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L) <br /><br>2. Number of hindering complaints per patient
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Health care utilization (used for calculating direct medical costs and non-medical costs) <br /><br>2. The number of drug changes per patient <br /><br>3. The number and type of ceased drugs after 3 and 6 months<br /> <br>4. The number and type of added drugs after 3 and 6 months<br /> <br>5. The number and type of goals at baseline <br /><br>6. Scores on the Goal Attainment Scales (GAS) measured after 3 and 6 months <br /><br>7. The number and type of drug-related problems (DRPs) per patient <br /><br>8. Implementation rate of the recommendations associated with the DRPs