Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of a clinical pharmacy intervention in 52 nursing homes.

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AIMS: To evaluate whether a year long clinical pharmacy program involving development of professional relationships, nurse education on medication issues, and individualized medication reviews could change drug use, mortality and morbidity in nursing home residents. METHODS: A cluster randomised controlled trial, where an intervention home was matched to three control homes, was used to examine the effect of the clinical pharmacy intervention on resident outcomes. The study involved 905 resi...

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Authors: Roberts, MS; Stokes, J; King, M; Lynne, T; Purdie, D

• Journal: British journal of clinical pharmacology
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 257-265
• Publication date: 2001-03-01
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2001.00347.x
• EISSN: 1365-2125
• ISSN: 0306-5251
• Language: English
• Keywords: Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Homes for the Aged; Survival Analysis; Drug Utilization; Aged, 80 and over; Residence Characteristics; Longitudinal Studies; Health Services for the Aged; Age Distribution; Nursing Homes; Aged; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans