TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Development of a shared decision-making intervention to improve drug safety and to reduce polypharmacy in frail elderly patients living at home
JO  - PEC innovation
A1  - Drewelow, E.
A1  - Ritzke, M.
A1  - Altiner, A.
A1  - Icks, A.
A1  - Montalbo, J.
A1  - Kalitzkus, V.
A1  - Löscher, S.
A1  - Pashutina, Y.
A1  - Fleischer, S.
A1  - Abraham, J.
A1  - Thürmann, P.
A1  - Mann, Nk.
A1  - Wiese, B.
A1  - Wilm, S.
A1  - Wollny, A.
A1  - Feldmeier, G.
A1  - Buuck, T.
A1  - Mortsiefer, A.
SP  - e100032
EP  - e100032
VL  - 1
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVES  For patients with geriatric frailty, reducing inappropriate medication is an important goal to improve patient safety in primary care. GP-side barriers include knowledge gaps, legal concerns, and lack of communication between the actors involved. The aim was to develop a multi-faceted intervention to facilitate deprescribing and shared prioritisation among frail elderlies with polypharmacy living at home.     Methods  Mixed methods study including: 1) scoping review on family conferences, expert panels; 2) group discussions with GPs, mapping of needs and challenges in Primary Care; 3) workshops and expert interviews with GPs, patient advocates, researchers as a basis for a theoretical intervention model; 4) piloting.     Results  A major challenge for GPs is to conduct a productive discussion with patients and family cares on deprescribing and drug safety. A guideline for a structured family conference with a medication check and geriatric assessment was developed and proved to be feasible in the pilot study.     Conclusion  The intervention developed to facilitate deprescribing and shared prioritisation of drug therapy based on family conferences seems suitable to be tested in a subsequent cRCT.     Innovation  Adapting family conferences to primary care for frail patients with polypharmacy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2772-6282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100032
ID  - ref1
ER  -