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Table 2 Overview of data collection and measurements in both trial arms

From: A consumer-targeted, pharmacist-led, educational intervention to reduce inappropriate medication use in community older adults (D-PRESCRIBE trial): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Visit number

T0

T1

T2

T3

Time

Day 0

7 days post

6 weeks post

6 months post

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

X

   

Sociodemographic characteristics

X

   

SF-12

X

  

X

VES-13

X

  

X

MMSE

X

   

PATD

X

  

X

Blood glucose monitoring

 

Xc

Xc

Xc

Medication use characteristics

X

   

Benzodiazepine Tapering Questionnaire

 

Xa,b

Xa,b

Xa,b

DTSQs

 

Xc

 

Xc

Medication risk assessment

X

X

  

BMQ-Specific

X

X

  

Patient Self-Efficacy Scale

X

X

 

X

Intervention-related questionnaire

 

X

X

X

Intervention Appreciation Questionnaire

   

X

  1. BMQ-Specific, Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire - Specific segment [66]; DTSQs, Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire [67]; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Exam [68]; PATD, Patients Attitude Towards De-prescribing Questionnaire [69]; SF-12, 12-Item Short Form Survey to measure health status and health-related quality of life [70]; VES-13, Vulnerable Elders Survey [71]. aOnly administered if in benzodiazepine group
  2. bOnly administered if benzodiazepine tapering had begun
  3. cOnly administered if in sulfonylurea group