Detection of potentially inappropriate prescribing in the very old: cross-sectional analysis of the data from the BELFRAIL observational cohort study

BMC Geriatrics

Research Article

Audrey De Groot¹  Benoit Boland²  Majda Azermai³  Pauline Boeckxstaens⁴  Bert Vaes⁵  Jean-Marie Degryse⁵  Anne Spinewine⁶  Dominique Wouters⁷  Olivia Dalleur⁸ 

[1] Ecole de Pharmacie, Université catholique de Louvain, and Centre Hospitalier Régional de Namur, Namur, Belgium;Geriatric Medicine, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;Institute of Health and Society Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;Institute of Health and Society Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;Pharmacy department, CHU Dinant-Godinne UCL Namur, Université catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium;Pharmacy department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;Pharmacy department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;

关键词: Inappropriate Prescribing;    Aged 80 and older;    Primary care;    General practice;    STOPP&START;    Beers;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-015-0149-2

 received in 2015-05-18, accepted in 2015-11-16,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLittle is known about the prevalence and clinical importance of potentially inappropriate prescribing instances (PIPs) in the very old (>80 years). The main objective was to describe the prevalence of PIPs according to START (Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment; omissions) and,STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Person’s Prescriptions; over/misuse) and the Beers list (over/misuse). Secondary objectives were to identify determinants if PIPs and to assess the clinical importance to modify the treatment in case of PIPs.MethodsCross-sectional analysis of baseline data of the BELFRAIL cohort, which included 567 Belgian patients aged 80 and older in primary care. Two independent researchers applied the screening tools to the study population to detect PIPs. Next, a multidisciplinary panel of experts rated the clinical importance of the PIPs on a subsample of 50 patients.ResultsIn this very old population (median age 84 years, 63 % female), the screening detected START-PIPs in 59 % of patients, STOPP-PIPs in 41 % and Beers-PIPs in 32 %. Assessment of the clinical importance revealed that the most frequent PIPs were of moderate or major importance. In 28 % of the subsample, the relevance of the PIP was challenged by the global medical, functional and social background of the patient hence the validity of some criteria was questioned.ConclusionPotentially inappropriate prescribing is highly prevalent in the very old. A good understanding of the patients’ medical, functional and social context is crucial to assess the actual appropriateness of drug treatment.

【 授权许可】

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© Dalleur et al. 2015