Development and consensus testing of quality indicators for geriatric pharmacotherapy in primary care using a modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT: Background Polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug events in older people. Although national guidance on geriatric pharmacotherapy exists in Japan, tools to routinely monitor the quality of care provided by community pharmacists are lacking. Aim To develop a set of quality indicators (QIs) to measure the quality of care provided by community pharmacists in improving geriatric pharmacotherapy in primary care in Japan, using a modified Delphi study. Method The development of QIs for the Japanese community pharmacy context followed a two-step process: national guidance review and consensus testing using a modified Delphi study. The latter involved two rounds of rating with a face-to-face meeting between the rounds. Ten experts in geriatric pharmacotherapy in primary

SUBMITTER: Sato N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9007756 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature