A physician-focused intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in older people

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of a physician-focused, multi-factorial, quality-improvement intervention on PIM prescribing in older patients in primary care. Methods: This 3-year, multi-phase, prospective, proof-of-concept project introduced in 2007 was aimed at engaging all 303 general practitioners (GPs) in the Local Health Authority (LHA) of Parma, Italy, to positively influence the quality of prescribing to the entire older outpatient population (those aged at least 65 years) served by these physicians.  The intervention focused on increasing GPs' awareness of prescribing for older people and included three key elements: (1) initial dissemination of a developed list of PIMs to ...
Source: NeLM - Care of Older People - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news