[Quality assessment of long-term prescription records: QMP study].

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:The growing concern surrounding health safety issues makes it essential that everyone, in particular the elderly due to their commonly prescribed multiple drugs, has a complete and up to date list of prescriptions. We planned to assess the quality of the electronic records of prolonged medication. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This is an observational, transversal and descriptive study, with an analytical component, in which we assessed the technical quality of prolonged medication records of elderly patients of four primary health care, before and after a guided intervention. The doctors received training in good practice recording methods and both professionals and patients were stimulated to use the prolonged medication guide. RESULTS:We evaluated 388 medical records of 33 physicians. The ideal category 'Appropriated medication with posology' improved from 23.5% to 48% (p < 0,001). The remaining categories 'Inappropriated Medication' and 'Appropriated medication but absent posology' decreased from 16.7% to 7% (p = 0,006) and from 59.8% to 46.0% (p = 0,02), respectively. The variables mentor's training skills, workplace, length of family practice and the percentage of elderly in the physician's list showed statistical significance differences at the beginning of the study which disappeared after the intervention, except for the latter. DISCUSSION:In this study, physicians accepted the proposed changes, regardless of age, gender, mentor's training skills, workplace or length of family practice. Longer duration appointments in the eldery group may be an obstacle in achieving the best results. CONCLUSION:This original study reveals the necessity to implement periodic postgraduate training to encourage physicians to keep medical records up to date. :Introdução: A preocupação com a segurança na saúde torna essencial que todos os utentes, em particular os idosos por serem maioritariamente polimedicados, possuam uma lista completa e atualizada da sua medicação. Assim, propusemo-nos avaliar a qualidade dos registos eletrónicos de medicação prolongada.Material e Métodos: Estudo observacional, transversal e descritivo, com componente analítico, no qual avaliámos a qualidade técnica dos registos de medicação prolongada nos idosos de quatro unidades de cuidados de saúde primários da região norte, antes e após uma intervenção. Nesta, efetuámos formação de boas práticas de registo aos médicos e promovemos a utilização do guia de Medicação Prolongada aos profissionais e utentes.Resultados: Avaliámos 388 registos de 33 médicos. A categoria ideal, ‘Medicação apropriada e posologia presente’, aumentou de 23,5% para 48% (p < 0,001). As restantes categorias ‘Medicação inapropriada’ e ‘Medicação apropriada e posologia ausente’ diminuíram de 16,7% para 7% (p = 0,006) e de 59,8% para 46,0% (p = 0,02), respetivamente. As variáveis condição de orientador de formação, local de trabalho, anos de Medicina Geral e Familiar e percentagem de idosos, apresentaram diferenças com significado estatístico no início do estudo, no entanto após a ‘intervenção’, apenas a percentagem de idosos continuou a apresentá-las.Discussão: Neste estudo, os médicos aderiram à proposta de mudança, independentemente da idade, género, condição de orientador de formação, local de trabalho e anos de Medicina Geral e Familiar. Consultas mais prolongadas na população idosa poderão ter impedido alcançar a melhor categoria de registo.Conclusão: Este trabalho original mostra que é necessário implementar medidas periódicas de formação pós-graduada para manutenção de registos médicos atualizados.

journal_name

Acta Med Port

journal_title

Acta medica portuguesa

authors

Azevedo A,Domingues B,Pimenta da Rocha R,Eiriz R,Xavier V

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-09-01 00:00:00

pages

561-7

issue

5

eissn

0870-399X

issn

1646-0758

journal_volume

27

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