Modified Omission of Prescriptions and Inappropriate Prescriptions (POPI) Criteria to Assess the Quality of Prescriptions to Pediatric Patients
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چکیده
Background: In pediatrics, many drugs are used without marketing authorization. Recommendations often based on clinical experience. Therefore, the risk of inappropriate prescription (IP) is high. It necessary to have a tool for pediatric IP detection. Objectives: This study was performed develop and validate Pediatrics: Omission Prescriptions Inappropriate (POPI) screening facilitate its use in practice Iran. Methods: Using forward- backward-translation procedures, an efficient effective provided current settings. The two-round Delphi technique established content validity. criteria were then piloted cross-sectional patients Khorasan Razavi East Azerbaijan Results: A total 104 explicit (79 IPs 25 omissions) obtained submitted 18-member expert panel (including 8 pharmacists, 2 pediatricians working hospital or community). Then, 98 out experts selected after two rounds (75 23 omissions). validity reliability by assessment (Cronbach’s alpha entire criteria: 0.60). At least, rate one prescribed medication 69% Mashhad, almost twice that Tabriz (35%). Conclusions: modified POPI comprise first assess rational prescriptions outpatient Clinical validation studies needed planned authors evaluate usability this tool.
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2008-2150', '2008-2142']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp-123229