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This study will explore the possible effect of a tailored educational intervention towards general practitioners, in order to reduce inappropriate prescription patterns for elderly patients > 70 years.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational intervention | Behavioral | We developed a set of explicit criteria for pharmacological inappropriateness for Norwegian GPs' prescribing to elderly patients. The main purpose of the criteria was to serve as quality indicators during an educational intervention: the Prescription Peer Academic Detailing (Rx-PAD) Study, aimed at improving GPs' prescribing for elderly patients. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in a set of predefined quality indicators measuring appropriateness of prescriptions for elderly out-patients | Prescription data for 1 year were retrospectively retrieved from the Norwegian Prescription Database (NorPD) and assessed in relation to 13 prescription quality indicators. | 1 year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sture Rognstad, MD | University of Oslo | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 16764734 | Derived | Straand J, Fetveit A, Rognstad S, Gjelstad S, Brekke M, Dalen I. A cluster-randomized educational intervention to reduce inappropriate prescription patterns for elderly patients in general practice--The Prescription Peer Academic Detailing (Rx-PAD) study [NCT00281450]. BMC Health Serv Res. 2006 Jun 11;6:72. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-72. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D018479 | Early Intervention, Educational |
| ID | Term |
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| D002662 | Child Health Services |
| D003153 | Community Health Services |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
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| D011314 | Preventive Health Services |