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Table 3 Overview of the data collected for the SIMENON study

From: Studying the impact of a medication use evaluation for polymedicated older patients by the community pharmacist (SIMENON): study protocol

Data collection

A. Drug-related problems & interventions

B. Adherence

C. Questionnaires

D. Descriptive pharmacist information

Subject

Patient

Patient

Patient

Pharmacist

Collector

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Researcher

Pharmacist

Sample size

900 patients

900 patients

140 patients

75 pharmacies

Method

Questionnaire: webtool

Medication refill records

Questionnaire: by letter, by phone or by e-mail

Questionnaire

Frequency

Four times

Once

Three times

Once

Timeframe

During the medication review process

• 9 months before

• 9 months after the review

• 1 week before the review

• 3 weeks after the review

• 12 weeks after the review

Before start of the study

Content

• Administrative and medical data

• DRPs and interventions

• Duration

• GP contacts

Medication refill records

• Adherence

• Self-management

• Polypharmacy burden

• Satisfaction

• Demographic data

• Use of emergency healthcare services

• Fall incidents

• Pharmacy and Pharmacist characteristics

• Pharmacist experiences