Development of a stepwise tool to aide primary health care professionals in the process of deprescribing in older persons

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a stepwise tool to aid primary health care professionals in the process of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medication in older persons. We carried out a systematic review to identify previously published tools. A composite proposal of algorit...

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Autores: Salas, Roxana De Las|||0000-0002-1351-7514, Eslava-Schmalbach, J.|||0000-0003-1502-2918, Vaca-González, Claudia|||0000-0001-5489-2671, Rodríguez Cumplido, Dolores|||0000-0001-5588-7153, Figueras, Albert|||0000-0002-2740-2013
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:238702
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/238702
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2033
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Deprescriptions
Polypharmacy
Inappropriate Prescribing
Clinical Decision-Making
Algorithms
Pharmacists
General Practitioners
Geriatricians
Physicians, Family
Consensus
Delphi Technique
Validation Studies as Topic
Colombia
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Sumario:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a stepwise tool to aid primary health care professionals in the process of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medication in older persons. We carried out a systematic review to identify previously published tools. A composite proposal of algorithm was made by following the steps from clinical experience to deprescribe medications. A 2-round electronic Delphi method was conducted to establish consensus. Eighteen experts from different countries (Colombia, Spain and Argentina) accepted to be part of the panel representing geriatricians, internists, endocrinologist, general practitioners, pharmacologists, clinical pharmacists, family physicians and nurses. Panel members were asked to mark a Likert Scale from 1 to 9 points (1= strongly disagree, 9= strongly agree). The content validity ratio, item-level content validity, and Fleiss' Kappa statistics was measured to establish reliability. The same voting method was used for round 2. A 7-question algorithm was proposed. Each question was part of a domain and conduct into a decision. In round 1, a consensus was not reached but statements were grouped and organized. In round 2, the tool met consensus. The inter-rater reliability was between substantial and almost perfect for questions with Kappa=0.77 (95% CI 0.60-0.93), for domains with Kappa= 0.73 (95%CI 0.60-0.86) and for decisions with Kappa= 0.97 (95%CI 0.90-1.00). This is a novel tool that captures and supports healthcare professionals in clinical decision-making for deprescribing potentially inappropriate medication. This includes patient's and caregiver's preferences about medication. This tool will help to standardize care and provide guidance on the prescribing/deprescribing process of older persons' medications. Also, it provides a holistic way to reduce polypharmacy and inappropriate medications in clinical practice.