Evaluation of an intervention to improve the safety of medication therapy via HIT-supported interprofessional cooperation in long-term care - a mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to ensure the provision of appropriate and safe medication therapy in long-term care, close interprofessional cooperation and high levels of expertise are required. Online digital documentation and communication technology facilitate this process. The aim of the present study (sub-study 2 of the SiMbA-Study) was to evaluate a three-part health information technology (HIT) driven intervention on medication therapy safety in Austrian nursing homes (NHs) regarding its usefulness, practicability and implementation in routine care.

Methods

A concurrent embedded mixed-methods design was conducted to evaluate the intervention. Data was collected via expert interviews, focus group discussions and quantitative survey of general practitioners, nurses, and pharmacis

SUBMITTER: Schreier MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531388 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature