Improving Practitioners Knowledge and Confidence to Identify High Risk Medications with Older Adults: A Quality Improvement Intervention

Beyer, Ellen O

doi:10.23937/2469-5823/1510063

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“…Inadequate use of Beers criteria and lack of geriatric awareness among clinicians being a major setback, skill training and educational interventions was shown to decrease prescription of PIMs by 36% post intervention through improved identification of PIMs and BC application. 8,17 According to a 2017 report of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 3.2% of the Palestinian community are elderly, i.e., 151 413 people are aged 65 and above years. The increased risk of IP positively correlated with age, polypharmacy, degree of morbidity and departments in a cross sectional study involving hospitalised elderly persons in Gaza.…”

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Awareness of Beers criteria and potentially inappropriate medications among physicians and pharmacists in Palestine

Abukhalil

Shaloudi

Shamasneh

et al. 2021

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Background: The American Geriatric Society Beers criteria comprise a screening tool to identify potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and guide healthcare providers (HCPs) in prescribing, dispensing, and recommending appropriate medications. The extent of awareness about PIMs and geriatric medicine among HCPs needs to be assessed. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the level of awareness regarding PIMs and Beers criteria among HCPs in Palestine. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted using a self-administered 20-item questionnaire involving physicians and pharmacists in Palestine. Ten clinical vignettes presenting different medical statuses in the elderly necessitating appropriate prescription advice were used to assess awareness on geriatric medication. Results: A total of 306 participants, including 116 physicians and 190 pharmacists, participated in the study. 34.0% of the participants had poor awareness, 30.1% had average and 23.2% participants had good awareness about PIMs in the elderly. Only a small percentage of participants had very poor or very good awareness (6.9% vs. 5.9%, respectively) with no difference in the results in terms of profession. There was a significant relationship between the familiarity with Beers criteria and the level of awareness. Finally, participants perceived drug-drug interactions as a major barrier to appropriate prescribing. Conclusion:The majority of participating HCPs had a low level of awareness, and a close proportion had moderate awareness on PIMs and Beers criteria. Consequently, there is a need to increase HCP's awareness of medication use in the elderly. Continued education and training in geriatric pharmacotherapy may be valuable.

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