Table 1 Types of modifications to criteria and related reasons
Type of modification | Reason for modification | Criteria (Original identification) | Number of criteria modified |
|---|---|---|---|
STOPP criteria | |||
Rewording by removing specific words | Medical documentation may not contain this information | B2, B13 | 6 |
Unnecessary | B6 | ||
Possible difficulty in assessing as an explicit criterion | B8 | ||
Some medicines not registered in Sri Lanka | B10, B13, D3 | ||
Reworded by addition of some words | To increase clarity | C10, D12, E4, G5, H1, H3 | 8 |
Medicine use justified in special cases | D5 | ||
Better treatment options are not available in Sri Lanka in state sector | D14 | ||
Reworded by changing specific words | To match tablet strength/s registered in Sri Lanka | C1 | 3 |
To match current treatment guidelines [13] | C8, C9 | ||
Removed | Medicine not registered in Sri Lanka | C7 | 10 |
Better medicine options are not available in Sri Lankan in state sector | D2, D7 | ||
Not commonly used in Sri Lanka – Simplify STOPP/START | D11 | ||
Not registered in Sri Lanka | E3, K4 | ||
Duplication with D5 | K1 | ||
To increase clarity | K2, L2, L3 | ||
Duplication with START H2 | L2 | ||
Better suited as a START criteria | L3 | ||
START criteria | |||
Reworded by changing specific words | To match tablet strength/s registered in Sri Lanka | A2 | 2 |
A4 | |||
Reworded by addition of some words | To increase clarity | A7, A8 | 2 |
Reworded by removing specific words | Medical documentation may not contain this information | B2, D1 | 4 |
Some medicines not registered in Sri Lanka | C4, E6 | ||
Removed | Possible difficulty in assessing as an explicit criterion | C3 | 1 |
Spilt in to two criteria | To increase clarity | B1 | 1 |
Newly added | To increase clarity To avoid duplication | H group | 1 |