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Facilitators and Barriers for Performing Comprehensive Medication Reviews and Follow-up by Multiprofessional Teams in Older Hospitalised Patients by Kempen, Thomas Gerardus Hendrik; Kälvemark, Amanda; Sawires, Maria; Stewart, Derek; Gillespie, Ulrika is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose There is a lack of knowledge about factors that influence the performance of comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) by multiprofessional teams in hospital practice. This study aimed to explore the facilitators and barriers for performing CMRs and post-discharge follow-up in older hospitalised patients from the healthcare professional perspective. ## Methods Physicians and ward-based pharmacists were recruited from an ongoing trial at four hospitals in Sweden. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 physicians and 7 pharmacists. Interview topics were working processes, resources, competences, medication-related problems, intervention effects and collaboration. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Identified subthemes were categorised as facilitators or barriers and grouped into overarching main themes. ## Results In total, 21 facilitators and 25 barriers were identified across all CFIR domains and grouped in 6 main themes: (a) CMRs and follow-up are needed, but not in all patients; (b) there is a general belief in positive effects; (c) lack of reso
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- Author
- Kempen, Thomas Gerardus Hendrik; Kälvemark, Amanda; Sawires, Maria; Stewart, Derek; Gillespie, Ulrika
- Publisher
- Springer; Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0031-6970)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780022802004
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)