Screening Tools Used by Clinical Pharmacists to Identify Elderly Patients at Risk of Drug-Related Problems on Hospital Admission: A Systematic Review

Screening Tools Used by Clinical Pharmacists to Identify Elderly Patients at Risk of Drug-Related Problems on Hospital Admission: A Systematic Review

None of the models met the four key stages required to create a quality risk prediction model. Further research is needed to either refine the tools developed to date or develop new ones that have good performance and have been externally validated before considering the potential impact and impleme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amanda Brady, Chris E Curtis, Zahraa Jalal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Pharmacy
Subjects:
clinical pharmacy
risk assessment tools
frail elderly
hospital care
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/8/2/64
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Summary:None of the models met the four key stages required to create a quality risk prediction model. Further research is needed to either refine the tools developed to date or develop new ones that have good performance and have been externally validated before considering the potential impact and implementation of such tools.
ISSN:2226-4787

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