Implementation and evaluation of STOPP/START criteria to address polypharmacy in older adults in an inpatient psychiatric setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a scarcity of research in applying the Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert to Right Treatment (STOPP/START) criteria to older adults admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

Objectives

The primary aim of this study was to determine the extent of polypharmacy in older adults admitted to a psychiatric hospital and to assess the number of STOPP/START triggers detected and recommended by pharmacists. Secondary objectives include evaluating if the STOPP/START criteria is a useful tool to improve prescribing in this setting by assessing the implementation rates of STOPP/START triggers.

Methods

This was a prospective, longitudinal study in a psychiatry inpatient setting. Data were collected over a 7-week period. Explicit info

SUBMITTER: Burke A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091114 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature