Standardized reporting on studies of psychiatric pharmacist interventions

Area of Science:

• Pharmacology
• Health Services Research
• Medical Informatics

Background:

• Thorough reporting of interventions is crucial for study reproducibility and clinical practice implementation.
• Currently, no standardized method exists for detailing Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) interventions in published literature.
• Existing checklists like the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) and the Pharmacist Patient Care Intervention Reporting (PaCIR) checklist aim to enhance intervention reporting quality.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a proposed guide for reporting BCPP interventions in scientific literature.
• To expand the existing PaCIR checklist to specifically address the nuances of psychiatric pharmacy practice.
• To ensure comprehensive reporting of all aspects of BCPP interventions.

Main Methods:

• The study proposes an expanded guide for reporting BCPP interventions.
• This guide is developed by enhancing the existing PaCIR checklist.
• A logic model from the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is utilized to ensure all intervention process elements are covered.

Main Results:

• A proposed guide for reporting Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist interventions is described.
• The guide is an expansion of the PaCIR checklist.
• The methodology ensures comprehensive coverage of intervention elements through a logic model.

Conclusions:

• The developed guide offers a standardized approach to reporting BCPP interventions.
• This standardization is expected to improve the quality, reproducibility, and implementation of psychiatric pharmacy interventions.
• The expanded PaCIR checklist provides a valuable tool for researchers and practitioners in psychiatric pharmacy.