Prescriber barriers and enablers to minimising potentially inappropriate medications in adults: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Anderson, Kristen ^a,b   Stowasser, Danielle ^a   Freeman, Christopher ^a,b   Scott, Ian ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Charming Institute   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CINAHL; EMBASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDLINE; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCOPUS; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRENDS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84920896797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006544     Document Type: Article

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