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Pharmacotherapeutic interventions by a multi-specialty team: opinions of the general practitioners and nurses
Asa Bondesson1, Patrik Midlöv, Tommy Eriksson
1Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Objectives:
The objective of this study was to assess the opinions of the general practitioners (GPs) and nurses towards a previous pharmacotherapeutic intervention and their opinions towards future alternative or complementary methods to improve nursing-home patients' drug treatments.
Methods:
Sixty-six GPs and forty-five nursing-home nurses, working at nursing homes in southern Sweden, were sent a questionnaire to assess their opinions towards a pharmacotherapeutic intervention conducted by a multi-specialty team and their opinions on alternative or complementary future methods potentially improving patient treatment.
Results:
The response rate was 62% for the GPs and 69% for the nurses. Both GPs and nurses were positive towards further co-operation regarding pharmacotherapeutic interventions. All nurses that were positive to further co-operation wished to do it in a multidisciplinary team, whereas some GPs wished to do this in a multi-specialty team.
Conclusion:
The opinions of GPs and nurses towards the pharmacotherapeutic intervention indicate that this or similar methods may successfully be used in clinical practice for improving drug therapy.
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