Julie C Lauffenburger, Matthew F DiFrancesco, Gauri Bhatkhande, Katherine L Crum, Erin Kim, Ted Robertson, Rebecca Oran, Kaitlin E Hanken, Nancy Haff, Maxwell D Coll, Jerry Avorn, Niteesh K Choudhry
BACKGROUND: High-risk medications like benzodiazepines, sedative hypnotics, and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for hospitalized older adults, despite guidelines recommending avoidance. Prior interventions have not fully addressed how physicians make such prescribing decisions, particularly when experiencing stress or cognitive overload. Simulation training may help improve prescribing decision-making but has not been evaluated for overprescribing. METHODS: In this two-arm pragmatic trial, we randomized 40 first-year medical resident physicians (i...
March 8, 2024: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society