Implementation fidelity of a clinical medication review intervention: process evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Background Implementation of clinical medication reviews in daily practice is scarcely evaluated. The Opti-Med intervention applied a structured approach with external expert teams (pharmacist and physician) to conduct medication reviews. The intervention was effective with respect to resolving drug related problems, but did not improve quality of life. Objective The objective of this process evaluation was to gain more insight into the implementation fidelity of the intervention. Setting Process evaluation alongside a cluster randomized trial in 22 general practices and 518 patients of 65 years and over. Method A mixed methods design using quantitative and qualitative data and the conceptual framework for implementation fidelity was used. Implementation fidelity is defined as the degree t

SUBMITTER: Willeboordse F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984963 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature