Ensuring consistent reporting of clinical pharmacy services to enhance reproducibility in practice: an improved version of DEPICT

Abstract

DEPICT 2 is a reliable tool to characterize components of clinical pharmacy services, which should be used to ensure consistent reporting of interventions to allow their reproducibility in practice.

The effects of pharmacist interventions on adult outpatients with cancer: A systematic review

“…The key components of pharmacist interventions were described based on domains specified in the Descriptive Elements of Pharmacist Intervention Characterization Tool (DEPICT) 2: (i) type of contact with recipient —how the contact with the recipient occurs and communication method; (ii) action(s) taken by pharmacist—what is done to address the identified problems; (iii) changes in therapy—whether the pharmacist has autonomy to change prescription medication; (iv) materials that support action(s)—items developed or provided by the pharmacist as part of the service; and (v) frequency of contact—number of contacts with recipient during service and duration of intervention.…”

Pharmacist‐led discharge medication counselling: A scoping review

“…Investigating the sources of heterogeneity is a prerequisite to demonstrating the impact of pharmacists' interventions . Several attempts were made to enhance the quality of the description of the components of pharmacists' interventions …”

“…23 Several attempts were made to enhance the quality of the description of the components of pharmacists' interventions. 14,24 One of the main issues we found among the studies was poor reporting quality. More than 70% of the studies presented no information about the duration of the discharge counselling, and almost 40% did not mention the medical condition of the patients counselled.…”

“…In contrast to randomized controlled trials (RCT) of pharmacological interventions, developing and accessing pharmacists' complex interventions require specific techniques . Strictly describing the components of complex interventions is a basic requirement for this evaluation . In general, pharmacists' interventions are poorly described, and some authors have already demonstrated the need to define structure and processes components of clinical pharmacy services.…”

“…13 Strictly describing the components of complex interventions is a basic requirement for this evaluation. 14 In general, pharmacists' interventions are poorly described, 11 and some authors have already demonstrated the need to define structure and processes components of clinical pharmacy services. A systematic review of RCTs that evaluated generic pharmacist-led counselling showed that the most commonly reported components were "indication", followed by "precautions with medications", "importance of drug use and compliance", and the use of "teach-back" technique.…”