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 DalleurPublished 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.