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Table 5 System, implementation and others outcomes of included studies

From: Outcomes in deprescribing implementation trials and compliance with expert recommendations: a systematic review

Authors

System outcomes

Implementation outcomes

Others outcomes

Aharaz A. [22]

 

Percentage of eligible patients that agreed to participate in the study

Percentage of patients who completed the study

Ashworth N. [23]

Crude direct costs of each intervention

  

Boyé NDA. [25]

Time since the first GP consultation because of fall or emergency department

  

Campbell NL. [26]

Length of stay

 

Pulling out intravenous lines or urinary catheters

  

Reintubation

  

Use of physical restraints

Cateau D. [28]

Hospitalizations number

 

Days with physical restraints

Number of hospital days

  

Cateau D. [29]

Number of hospital days

 

Rate of use of physical restraints

Clyne B. [30]

Health service utilization

  

Number of GP visits

  

Number of hospital days

  

Curtin D. [32]

Unscheduled medical reviews

  

Emergency transfers

  

Unplanned hospital admission

  

Change in 28 day cost of participants' prescription medication

  

Edey R. [34]

Readmission

Physician impression of deprescribing rounds

Patient perception of deprescribed medications

Emergency department visit

  

Gnjidic D. [37]

 

Participants attitudes and beliefs towards deprescribing

Proportion of patients who initiated a discussion with a healthcare professional regarding the withdrawal of their BZD

Gulla C. [38]

Hospitalization number

  

Ee C.[40]

Cost saving of systematic deprescribing

Time required to complete the deprescribing process and the limitations and challenges encountered

 

Kersten H. [41]

  

Serum anticholinergic activity

Kua CH. [42]

Cost related measures

 

Drug related problems

Hospitalization

 

Deprescribing acceptance rate

  

Number of deprescribing interventions

Kuntz JL. [43]

Hospitalizations number

  

Urgent care and emergency department visits

  

Navy HJ. [44]

  

Rate of intervention patients who called the study CP within 14 days of the study letter being mail

Potter K. [45]

Hospitalizations number

  

Rieckert A. [46]

Composite outcome: Unplanned hospital admission + clinical outcome

  

Unplanned hospital admission number

  

Sathienluckana T. [47]

  

Frequencies of identified drug related problems

Sullivan MD. [49]

 

Perceived Helpfulness

Patients difficulties with opioid therapy

Tseng ES. [51]

Patients contacted trauma providers

  

Patients contacted consultants

  

Patients contacted emergency medicine teams

  

Patients contacted other physicians for further pain-related prescriptions

  

Wong APY. [55]

Re-hospitalization

Feasibility of implementing the intervention (rounding time and challenges)

 

Percentage reduction of total daily cost of PIMs

  

Wouters H. [56]

Visit to outpatient clinics

  

Visit by elder care physician

  

Consultation by other health care professionals

  

Zechmann S. [57]

Rate of hospitalization

Time consumption due to the intervention, by the practice nurse and by PCP

Frequency of discrepant decisions between GP and patient

  1. Legend: primary outcomes are in bold.
  2. Abbreviations: BZD Benzodiazepines, CP Clinical pharmacist, GP General practitioner, PCP Primary care physician, PIMs Potentially inappropriate medications