Challenges and opportunities in creating a deprescribing program in the emergency department: A qualitative study

Lee, Sangil; Fillman, Allison; Carnahan, Ryan M.; Seaman, Aaron; Reisinger, Heather Schacht

doi:10.1111/jgs.18047

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“…Barriers and enablers were the focus of 12 qualitative,48–59 8 quantitative60–67 and 4 mixed-methods studies 68–71. Studies of barriers and enablers explored testing/treatment in infant bronchiolitis,54 55 68 antibiotic stewardship,53 56 57 62 70 cranial CT scans in minor head injury,49 52 guideline implementation in chest pain51 and syncope,69 urinalysis,56 67 urinary catheter insertion,50 lumbar radiographs in back pain,48 respiratory viral testing,54 potentially inappropriate medications in older patients58 and perspectives about low-value care 59 60 64–66 71…”

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What works for and what hinders deimplementation of low-value care in emergency medicine practice? A scoping review

Gangathimmaiah,

Drever,

Evans

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesLow-value care can harm patients and healthcare systems. Despite a decade of global endeavours, low value care has persisted. Identification of barriers and enablers is essential for effective deimplementation of low-value care. This scoping review is an evidence summary of barriers, enablers and features of effective interventions for deimplementation of low-value care in emergency medicine practice worldwide.DesignA mixed-methods scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley framework.Data sourcesMedline, CINAHL, Embase, EMCare, Scopus and grey literature were searched from inception to 5 December 2022.Eligibility criteriaPrimary studies which employed qualitative, quantitative or mixed-methods approaches to explore deimplementation of low-value care in an EM setting and reported barriers, enablers or interventions were included. Reviews, protocols, perspectives, comments, opinions, editorials, letters to editors, news articles, books, chapters, policies, guidelines and animal studies were excluded. No language limits were applied.Data extraction and synthesisStudy selection, data collection and quality assessment were performed by two independent reviewers. Barriers, enablers and interventions were mapped to the domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used for quality assessment.ResultsThe search yielded 167 studies. A majority were quantitative studies (90%, 150/167) that evaluated interventions (86%, 143/167). Limited provider abilities, diagnostic uncertainty, lack of provider insight, time constraints, fear of litigation, and patient expectations were the key barriers. Enablers included leadership commitment, provider engagement, provider training, performance feedback to providers and shared decision-making with patients. Interventions included one or more of the following facets: education, stakeholder engagement, audit and feedback, clinical decision support, nudge, clinical champions and training. Multifaceted interventions were more likely to be effective than single-faceted interventions. Effectiveness of multifaceted interventions was influenced by fidelity of the intervention facets. Use of behavioural change theories such as the Theoretical Domains Framework in the published studies appeared to enhance the effectiveness of interventions to deimplement low-value care.ConclusionHigh-fidelity, multifaceted interventions that incorporated education, stakeholder engagement, audit/feedback and clinical decision support, were administered daily and lasted longer than 1 year were most effective in achieving deimplementation of low-value care in emergency departments. This review contributes the best available evidence to date, but further rigorous, theory-informed, qualitative and mixed-methods studies are needed to supplement the growing body of evidence to effectively deimplement low-value care in emergency medicine practice.

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confidence: 99%

What works for and what hinders deimplementation of low-value care in emergency medicine practice? A scoping review

Gangathimmaiah,

Drever,

Evans

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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Clinician and Family Caregiver Perspectives on Deprescribing Chronic Disease Medications in Older Nursing Home Residents Near the End of Life

Schleiden,

Klima,

Rodriguez

et al. 2024

Drugs Aging

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Challenges and opportunities in creating a deprescribing program in the emergency department: A qualitative study

Lee

Fillman

Carnahan

et al. 2022

J American Geriatrics Society

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Background: As the population of older adults increases, appropriate deprescribing becomes increasingly important for emergency geriatric care. Older adults represent the sickest patients with chronic medical conditions, and they are often exposed to high-risk medications. We need to provide an evidencebased, standardized deprescribing program in the acute care setting, yet the evidence base is lacking and standardized medication programs are needed. Methods:We conducted a qualitative study with the goal to understand the perspective of healthcare workers, patients, and caregivers on deprescribing high-risk medications in the context of emergency care practices, provider preferences, and practice variability, along with the facilitators and barriers to an effective deprescribing program in the emergency department (ED). To ensure rich, contextual data, the study utilized two qualitative methods: (1) a focus group with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, and geriatricians involved in care of older adults and their prescriptions in the acute care setting; (2) semi-structured interviews with patients and caregivers involved in treatment and emergency care. Transcriptions were coded using thematic content analysis, and the principal investigator (S.L.) and trained research staff categorized each code into themes.Results: Data collection from a focus group with healthcare workers (n = 8) and semi-structured interviews with patients and caregivers (n = 20) provided evidence of a potentially promising ED medication program, aligned with the vision of comprehensive care of older adults, that can be used to evaluate practices and develop interventions. We identified four themes: (1) Challenges in medication history taking, (2) missed opportunities in identifying high-risk medications, (3) facilitators and barriers to deprescribing recommendations, and (4) how to coordinate deprescribing recommendations.This project was supported by a Carver College of Medicine innovation award. The authors are responsible for the content of this article.

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Challenges and opportunities in creating a deprescribing program in the emergency department: A qualitative study

Cited by 5 publications

References 92 publications

What works for and what hinders deimplementation of low-value care in emergency medicine practice? A scoping review

What works for and what hinders deimplementation of low-value care in emergency medicine practice? A scoping review

Clinician and Family Caregiver Perspectives on Deprescribing Chronic Disease Medications in Older Nursing Home Residents Near the End of Life

Challenges and opportunities in creating a deprescribing program in the emergency department: A qualitative study

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