Can doctors identify older patients at risk of medication harm following hospital discharge? A multicentre prospective study in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Medication-related harm (MRH) is common in older adults following hospital discharge. In resource-limited health systems, interventions to reduce this risk can be targeted at high-risk patients. This study aims to determine whether (1) doctors can predict which older patients will experience MRH requiring healthcare following hospital discharge, (2) clinical experience and confidence in prediction influence the accuracy of the prediction.

Methods

This was a multicentre observational prospective study involving five teaching hospitals in England between September 2013 and November 2015. Doctors discharging patients (aged ≥65 years) from medical wards predicted the likelihood of their patient experiencing MRH requiring healthcare (hospital readmission or community healthc

SUBMITTER: Parekh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6138491 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature