Trends in nurse practitioners' prescribing to older adults in Ontario, 2000-2010: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurse prescribing is a practice that has evolved and will continue to evolve in response to emerging trends, particularly in primary care. The goal of this study was to describe the trends and patterns in medication prescription to adults 65 years of age or older in Ontario by nurse practitioners over a 10-year period.

Methods

We conducted a population-based descriptive retrospective cohort study. All nurse practitioners registered in the Corporate Provider Database between Jan. 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2010, were identified. We identified actively prescribing nurse practitioners through linkage of dispensed medications to people aged 65 years or older from the Ontario Drug Benefit database. For comparison, all prescription medications dispensed by family physicians

SUBMITTER: Tranmer JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4596118 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature