Use of an electronic medication management support system in patients with polypharmacy in general practice: study protocol of a quantitative process evaluation of the AdAM trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interventional studies on polypharmacy often fail to significantly improve patient-relevant outcomes, or confine themselves to measuring surrogate parameters. Interventions and settings are complex, with many factors affecting results. The AdAM study's aim is to reduce hospitalization and death by requiring general practitioners (GPs) to use a computerized decision-support system (CDSS). The study will undergo a process evaluation to identify factors for successful implementation and to assess whether the intervention was implemented as intended.

Objective

To evaluate our complex intervention, based on the Medical Research Council's guideline dimensions.

Research questions

We will assess implementation (reach, fidelity, dose, tailoring) by asking: (1) Who t

SUBMITTER: Brunn R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796070 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature