Validation of quality indicators for evaluating geriatric pharmacotherapy services in primary care: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess measurement properties of 121 face and content validated quality indicators (QIs) for medication safety in geriatric pharmacotherapy in primary care.

Design

A mixed methods study: a 6-month observational study in primary care (July-December 2020) and in-depth semistructured online interviews with participants (February-March 2021).

Setting

Sixty community pharmacies in Japan.

Participants

Patients aged 75 years and older who were regularly taking six or more prescription medicines for ˃4 weeks were eligible. The observational study included 457 patients. The interviews were undertaken with 26 community pharmacists, including pharmacy managers and owners.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Five measurement properties of QIs (applic

SUBMITTER: Sato N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040050 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature