Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): a pilot study in general practice.

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Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): a pilot study in general practice.

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BackgroundHigh-risk prescribing places patients at increased risk of adverse drug events (ADEs). High-risk prescribing and ADE hospitalisations are increasingly common as people are living longer and taking more medicines for multiple chronic conditions. The Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE) intervention is designed to foster patient engagement in medicines management and prompt medicines review.AimTo pilot the SPACE intervention in preparation for a larger cluster randomised...

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2018-10

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Wallis, Katharine A / Elley, C Raina / Moyes, Simon / Kerse, Ngaire

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/60863

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General practice / drug related side-effects and adverse reactions / multimorbidity / polypharmacy / prescriptions / Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities / Clinical Research / 7 Management of diseases and conditions / 7.3 Management and decision making / 1117 Public Health and Health Services / Health services & systems / Health Services Research

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