Development of a standardized chart review method to identify drug-related hospital admissions in older people.

Stefanie ThevelinAnne SpinewineJean-Baptiste BeuscartBenoit BolandSophie MarienFanny VaillantIngeborg WiltingAriel VondelingCarmen FlorianiClaudio SchneiderJacques DonzéNicolas RodondiShane CullinanDenis O'MahonyOlivia Dalleur

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2018)

The DRA adjudication guide is the first standardized chart review method to identify DRA in older persons. Content validity, feasibility of use and inter-rater reliability were found to be satisfactory. The method can be used as an outcome measure for interventions targeted at improving quality and safety of medication use in older people.

Keyphrases

physical activity
cancer therapy
quality improvement
drug delivery
middle aged
drug induced