Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants: a cross-sectional study.

David O RiordanCarole Elodie AubertKieran A WalshAnette Van DorlandNicolas RodondiRobert S Du PuyRosalinde K E PoortvlietJacobijn GusseklooCarol SinnottStephen ByrneRose GalvinJ Wouter JukemaSimon P MooijaartChristine BaumgartnerVera McCarthyElaine K WalshTinh-Hai ColletOlaf M DekkersManuel R BlumPatricia M Kearney

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

This study has estimated and compared the prevalence and type of PIP and PPOs among this cohort of community-dwelling older people. It demonstrated a significant difference in the prevalence of PPOs between the three populations. Further research is urgently needed into the impact of system level factors as this has important implications for patient safety, healthcare provision and economic costs.

Keyphrases

patient safety
community dwelling
risk factors
healthcare
clinical trial
primary care
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
palliative care
open label
health information