An educational intervention targeting community-dwelling older adults will lead to a reduction in potentially inappropriate prescriptions (e.g. benzodiazepines, oxybutynin). Cessation of potentially inappropriate medications (e.g. benzodiazepines, oxybutynin)will lead to improved cognitive outcomes in older adults.
This study tests the effectiveness of a knowledge transfer tool for empowering patients to engage in collaborative discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medication with their pharmacist and/or physician
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
knowledge transfer tool for empowering patients to engage in collaborative discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medication with their pharmacist and/or physician
Le Groupe Jean Coutu Inc.
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Complete discontinuation of the targeted potentially inappropriate medication (e.g. benzodiazepines, oxybutynin)
Time frame: 6 months post-intervention
Cognitive function
Montreal cognitive assessment instrument Rey's auditory verbal learning test (immediate memory, learning, and delayed recall)
Time frame: 6-months post-intervention
Sleep efficiency
Sleep efficiency as documented with a sleep diary
Time frame: 6-months
incontinence-related self-efficacy
incontinence-related self-efficacy as measured with the geriatric self-efficacy index
Time frame: 6-months post-intervention
frequency of urinary incontinence episodes
frequency of urinary incontinence as measured with a 72-hour bladder diary
Time frame: 6-months post-intervention
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