Health care providers' roles and responsibilities in management of polypharmacy: Results of a modified Delphi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the roles that allow interprofessional teams to effectively manage older patients experiencing polypharmacy.

Objectives

To identify and examine the consensus on salient interprofessional roles, responsibilities and competencies required in managing polypharmacy.

Methods

Four focus groups with 35 team members practising in geriatrics were generated to inform survey development. The sessions generated 63 competencies, roles or responsibilities, which were categorized into 4 domains defined by the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. The resulting survey was administered nationally to geriatric health care professionals who were asked to rate the importance of each item in managing polypharmacy; we sought agreement within and

SUBMITTER: Farrell B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6293398 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature