Juan Manuel Pinar Manzanet, Giuseppe Fico, Beatriz Merino-Barbancho, Liss Hernández, Cecilia Vera-Muñoz, Germán Seara, Macarena Torrego, Henar Gonzalez, Jonas Wastesson, Johan Fastbom, Julio Mayol, Kristina Johnell, Tomás Gómez-Gascón, María Teresa Arredondo
Age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, multimorbidity, frailty, and cognitive impairment represent challenges for drug treatments. Moreover, older adults are commonly exposed to polypharmacy, leading to increased risk of drug interactions and related adverse events, and higher costs for the healthcare systems. Thus, the complex task of prescribing medications to older polymedicated patients encourages the use of Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS). This paper evaluates the CDSS miniQ for identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in poly-medicated older adults and assesses the usability and acceptability of the system in health care professionals, patients, and caregivers...
June 2023: Healthcare Technology Letters