Improving usability of the STOPP/START version 3 criteria: development of a practice tool for clinicians, students and researchers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The STOPP/START criteria are aimed to be used by clinicians to perform medication review to optimize pharmacotherapy in older adults. The STOPP/START.version 3 (SS.v3) published in European Geriatric Medicine in 2023 updated and significantly extended the previous version. SS.v3 is more open to criticism for its poor usability in daily clinical practice. The present study aimed at contributing to SS.v3 by highlighting the new content of its criteria and by providing clinicians, students and researchers with a user-friendly presentation to facilitate medication review.

Methods

The SS.v3 criteria were reviewed by seven geriatricians and clinical pharmacists with expertise in pharmacotherapy in older adults. The 190 SS.v3 criteria were carefully compared to the 115 S

SUBMITTER: Dalleur O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12378565 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature