Interprofessional medication assessment among home care patients: any impact on functioning? Results from a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are related to the use of potentially inappropriate medicines and negative clinical outcomes including drug-related adverse events and functional declines. Home care clients are a vulnerable patient group often exposed to these risks. The aim of this study was to examine whether an interprofessional medication assessment can influence the functioning of home care patients.

Methods

The FIMA study was a randomised controlled intervention study comparing a general practitioner-led interprofessional medication assessment conducted at the baseline of the study with usual care with a six-month follow-up. We used linear mixed models (LMM) with a random subject effect to detect differences between the usual care and intervention groups in t

SUBMITTER: Auvinen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539372 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature