Personal Continuity and Appropriate Prescribing in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Personal continuity between patient and physician is a core value of primary care. Although previous studies suggest that personal continuity is associated with fewer potentially inappropriate prescriptions, evidence on continuity and prescribing in primary care is scarce. We aimed to determine the association between personal continuity and potentially inappropriate prescriptions, which encompasses potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs), by family physicians among older patients.

Methods

We conducted an observational cohort study using routine care data from patients enlisted in 48 Dutch family practices from 2013 to 2018. All 25,854 patients aged 65 years and older having at least 5 contacts with their practice in 6

SUBMITTER: Te Winkel MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10365882 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature