Medication review of geriatric patients after an injurious fall leading to hospitalization and its potential impact on patient safety. A mixed methods study at University Hospital Salzburg.

Medication review of geriatric patients after an injurious fall leading to hospitalization and its potential impact on patient safety. A mixed methods study at University Hospital Salzburg. - EMMA study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00026739

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-06

Start date

2021-05-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

W10Fall on and from stairs and steps

Interventions

Group 1: Patients, 65 years and older, with a geriatric fall event are interviewed about their fall and their medication at four time points via a structured, guideline-based interview (qualitative ar

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients, who • sustained an injurious fall leading to an inpatient stay at the OT at SALK. In this project, falls from bed or wheelchair are excluded. Furthermore, falls caused by collision with vehicles are excluded. • manage their medication independently in order to be able to provide sufficient information about the medication in the interviews. • are = 65 years. • take = five long term medications. • are physically and mentally capable participating an interview (Salzburg Dementia Test Prediction, SDTP) Here, a predicted MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) with a cut-off of >25/30 (=no cognitive impairment) is targeted. • are able to speak and understand the German language. • signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients are not complying with the inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The principal aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the state of health, fall occurrence and medication status of geriatric patients after an injurious fall leading to hospitalization at the department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at SALK before (T0) and after (T1, T2, T3) the multidisciplinary medication review process via a mixed methods study.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary aim of the study is - on the one hand to obtain insights into geriatric patient`s subjective views through interviews before and after the medication review process, and - on the other hand, to quantitatively characterize changes in the medication before and after the medication review process via geriatric screening instruments (MAI and PRISCUS) and parameters of patient`s medication.	—

Measure

Time frame

The secondary aim of the study is - on the one hand to obtain insights into geriatric patient`s subjective views through interviews before and after the medication review process, and - on the other hand, to quantitatively characterize changes in the medication before and after the medication review process via geriatric screening instruments (MAI and PRISCUS) and parameters of patient`s medication.

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Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactStephanie Buchegger

Institut für Pharmazie der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität (PMU) Salzburg

stephanie.buchegger@pmu.ac.at+43 662 2420-80606

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026