Beuscart, Jean-Baptiste; Pont, Lisa G; Thevelin, Stefanie; Boland, Benoit; Dalleur, Olivia; Rutjes, Anne; Westbrook, Johanna I; Spinewine, Anne (2017). A systematic review of the outcomes reported in trials of medication review in older patients: the need for a core outcome set. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 83(5), pp. 942-952. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/bcp.13197
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AIM
Medication review has been advocated as one of the measures to tackle the challenge of polypharmacy in older patients, yet there is no consensus on how best to evaluate its efficacy. This study aimed to assess outcome reporting in trials of medication review in older patients.
METHODS
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), prospective studies and RCT protocols involving medication review performed in patients aged 65 years or older in any setting of care were identified from: (1) a recent systematic review; (2) RCT registries of ongoing studies; (3) the Cochrane library. The type, definition, and frequency of all outcomes reported were extracted independently by two researchers.
RESULTS
47 RCTs or prospective published studies and 32 RCT protocols were identified. A total of 327 distinct outcomes were identified in the 47 published studies. Merely one fifth (21%) of the studies evaluated the impact of medication reviews on adverse events like adverse drug reactions or drug-related hospital admissions. Most of the outcomes were related to medication use (n = 114, 35%) and healthcare use (n = 74, 23%). Very few outcomes were patient related outcomes (n = 24, 7%). A total of 248 distinct outcomes were identified in the 32 RCT protocols. Overall, the number of outcomes and the number and type of health domains covered by the outcomes varied largely.
CONCLUSION
Outcome reporting from RCTs concerning medication review in older patients is heterogeneous. This review highlights the need for a standardised core outcome set for medication review in older patients, to improve outcome reporting and evidence synthesis.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Department of Clinical Research (DCR) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Rutjes, Anne |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
0306-5251 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
05 Jan 2017 10:17 |
Last Modified: |
20 Feb 2024 14:17 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/bcp.13197 |
PubMed ID: |
27891666 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
systematic review; medication review; randomized controlled trials; outcomes assessment; elderly |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.92497 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/92497 |