PURPOSE To identify the prescribing patterns of gerontological nurse practitioners (GNPs) as reported on the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Practice Profile. Specifically, the study examined (a) GNPs' frequency of prescribing certain categories of medications for older adults; (b) the influence of practice, education, and experience variables on prescribing practices of GNPs; and (c) the rat...

IMPORTANCE "Nudges" that influence decision making through subtle cognitive mechanisms have been shown to be highly effective in a wide range of applications, but there have been few experiments to improve clinical practice. OBJECTIVE To investigate the use of a behavioral "nudge" based on the principle of public commitment in encouraging the judicious use of antibiotics for acute respiratory...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of prescribing psychotropic medications, particularly inappropriate prescription, is widespread in older adults, both in nursing home residents as well as community-dwelling older adults. This review describes prevalence and prevention of inappropriate prescribing and risk factors associated with psychotropic medications. METHODS MEDLINE and GOOGLE SCHOLAR data base were...

Peningkatan jumlah pasien lanjut usia di seluruh dunia mengakibatkan peningkatkan penyakit tidak menular, termasuk Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Pasien dengan DM memerlukan pengobatan dalam jangka panjang sehingga membutuhkan perhatian khusus. Kajian naratif ini dibuat tujuan untuk melihat instrumen yang digunakan mengukur kualitas peresepan dan itu sendiri pada DM.
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OBJECTIVES To use primary care electronic health records (EHRs) to evaluate prescriptions and inappropriate prescribing in men and women at age 100. DESIGN Population-based cohort study. SETTING Primary care database in the United Kingdom, 1990 to 2013. PARTICIPANTS Individuals reaching the age of 100 between 1990 and 2013 (N = 11,084; n = 8,982 women, n = 2,102 men). MEASUREMENTS Main ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of appropriateness of prescribing to outpatients in selected healthcare facilities in Papua New Guinea (PNG), using health department guidelines as the benchmark. METHODS A prospective study was carried out at Losuia Health Centre (LHC), Alotau Provincial Hospital (APH) and Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) in PNG. At each set...

OBJECTIVE To compare the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in two countries with different prevalence of antimicrobial resistance: Denmark and Iceland. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTINGS AND SUBJECTS General practitioners (GPs) in Denmark (n = 78) and Iceland (n = 21) registered all patients with URTI according to the Audit Projec...