Content design and validation of a Standard Operating Procedure to provide pharmacotherapy follow-up for the elderly in Cuba

ABSTRACT Incorporating methodological tools that allow uniform and standardized development from the clinical pharmacy services to the Pharmaceutical Care practice, is nowadays a necessity. Considering the importance of pharmaceutical care provision to elderly patients, this manuscript introduces the design and content validation of a standard operating procedure to provide pharmacotherapy follow-up to the elderly in nursing homes in Cuba. The procedure was designed based on a deep analysis of documents relative to experiences focused on holistic care to elderly patients, criteria for the identification and assessment of potentially inappropriate prescriptions and the relationship between functional geriatric evaluation and the use of drugs. The content validation was conducted by a panel of experts, using the Delphi methodology, through two working sessions. In addition, we used Likert-type scale to evaluate the procedure by experts, in line with the indicators described. In general, the criteria issued by the experts were very appropriate and allowed us to modify, add or keep several elements of the instrument for the final version. The findings demonstrated that the instrument can be used at any level of health care.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ortega López,Irma Leonor, Dupotey Varela,Niurka María, Reyes Hernández,Ivette, Verdecia Rosés,Miguel Ernesto, Veranes Vera,Yoenia, Sagaró Yi,Natacha de la Concepción, Núñez Pérez,Claudia Lisset, Barroso Barrientos,Arlettys
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas 2017
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000200620
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