Frequency and Acceptance of Clinical Decision Support System-Generated STOPP/START Signals for Hospitalised Older Patients with Polypharmacy and Multimorbidity

ConclusionThe involvement of an expert team in translating population-based CDSS signals to individual patients is essential, as more than half of the signals for potential overuse, underuse, and misuse were not deemed clinically appropriate in a hospital setting. Patient-related potential determinants were poor predictors of acceptance. Future research investigating factors that affect patients ’ and physicians’ agreement with medication changes recommended by expert teams may provide further insight for implementation in clinical practice.RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02986425.
Source: Drugs and Aging - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research