Drug-Associated Risk Tool: development and validation of a self-assessment questionnaire to screen for hospitalised patients at risk for drug-related problems.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Identifying patients with a high risk for drug-related problems (DRPs) might optimise the allocation of targeted pharmaceutical care during the hospital stay and on discharge.

Objective

To develop a self-assessment screening tool to identify patients at risk for DRPs and validate the tool regarding feasibility, acceptability and the reliability of the patients' answers.

Design

Prospective validation study.

Setting

Two mid-sized hospitals (300-400 beds).

Participants

195 patients, exclusion criteria: under 18 years old, patients with a health status not allowing a meaningful communication (eg, delirium, acute psychosis, advanced dementia, aphasia, clouded consciousness state), palliative or terminally ill patients.

Methods

Twenty-seven

SUBMITTER: Kaufmann CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855403 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature