Do multicomponent interventions based on staff education and guidelines improve the de-prescribing of inappropriate medication in adult patients transitioning from intensive care?
Multicomponent interventions involving staff education and guidelines significantly increase the de-prescribing of inappropriate medications upon transition from adult intensive care.
Multicomponent interventions based on education of staff and guidelines were effective at achieving almost four times more de-prescribing of inappropriate medication by the time of patient hospital discharge. Based on the findings, practice and policy recommendations are made and guidance is provided on the need for, and design of theory informed interventions in this area, including the requirement for process and economic evaluations.
Bourne et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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