This is a two-site feasibility study to test implementation of an intervention that aims to reduce inappropriate prescribing for older adults with multimorbidity in geriatric medicine specialist clinics at public hospitals in Singapore. The specific aims are: 1. To assess the implementation outcomes: Appropriateness, Penetration/Reach, Acceptability, Feasibility, Sustainability (primary) 2. To collect data on recruitment and pre-post data on prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) for the purpose of determining sample size for a scale up next phase study (secondary). 3. To conduct cost analysis of the intervention (secondary).
Age range
21 Years – 99 Years
Sex
ALL
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Patients' attitudes towards acceptance of the intervention (Penetration/Reach)
Timeframe: A single-time-point survey to be administered immediately after the intervention
Implementers' attitudes towards the appropriateness of the intervention
Timeframe: 3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results.
Implementers' attitudes towards the acceptability of the intervention
Timeframe: 3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results.
Implementers' attitudes towards the feasibility of the intervention.
Timeframe: 3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results.
Implementers' attitudes towards the sustainability of the intervention.
Timeframe: 3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results.
Implementers' views on the fidelity of the intervention.
Timeframe: :3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results.