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Table 2 Outcome parameters and instruments. This table displays the outcome parameter of the study as well as instruments

From: Effect evaluation of an interprofessional medication therapy management approach for multimorbid patients in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in community care (WestGem study protocol)

Outcome parameter

Instrument

Data source

Primary outcome

Quality of medication therapy

Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI)

PHARM

Secondary outcomes

Sociodemographic data

Items from German standard questionnaire [47]

CRF, TI

Laboratory data

Patient chart

CRF

Diagnosis

Patient chart (ICD-10)

CRF

Allergies

Patient chart

CRF

Comorbidities

Cumulative Illness Rating Scale Geriatric Version (CIRS) [48]

CRF

Reported side effects

Self-developed item

CRF, TI

Quality of Life

EuroQol (EQ-5D) [49], Short Form 12 Health Questionnaire (SF-12) [50]

PQ, TI

Depression

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) [51]

PQ

Activities of daily living

ADL, iADL [52, 53]

TI

Risk of falling

Tinetti-Test [54]

CRF

Mobility

FFB-Mot [55]

TI

Cognitive status

Adopted Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

CRF

Pain

German Chronic Pain Scale [56]

PQ, TI

Self-rated health

Self-developed item

PQ

Vision and hearing

Self-developed item

TI

Health behavior (smoking, drinking)

Self-developed item

PQ, TI

Social participation

F-SOZU K14 [57]

TI

Prescribed medication

Patient chart

CRF

Brown bag medication

Self-developed assessment instrument

HCS

Healthcare utilization and costs

Data from inpatient and outpatient care, rehabilitation, medical devices, etc.

CRF

Complexity of medication

Medication regimen complexity index (MRCI) [27]

PHARM

Adherence

MARS, MORISKY [25, 26]

TI

Drug-related Problems

Classification according PCNE version 6.2

PHARM

Inadequate medication

Potentially inadequate medication (German PRISCUS-list) [2]

PHARM

Patients goals of therapy

Self-developed assessment instrument

HCS

Difficulties in medication handling

Self-developed assessment instrument

HCS

Nutrition

Self-developed assessment instrument

HCS

Dizziness

Self-developed assessment instrument

HCS

Mortality

Patient chart

CRF

Accepted medication proposals

Self-developed item

CRF

Additional parameters

Barriers of concept implementation

Qualitative research approach

TI, FG

Practice characteristics

Self-developed questionnaire [39]

TI, on-site monitoring

  1. PHARM pharmacists, HCS home-care specialist, PQ patient questionnaire, CRF case report form, TI telephone interview, FG focus groups