Inappropriate prescribing in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review of prevalence, associated clinical outcomes and impact of interventions

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

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Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2016
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (11); Australia (5); France (4); Germany (3); Netherlands (3); Spain (3); Canada (2); Norway (2); UK (England) (2); Bosnia and Herzegovina (1); Denmark (1); Ethiopia (1); India (1); Iran (1); Italy (1); Korea - South (1); Malaysia (1); Nepal (1); Palestine (1); Saudi Arabia (1); South Africa (1); Switzerland (1); Turkey (1)
Global/regional focus

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Country focus

USA (11); Australia (5); France (4); Germany (3); Netherlands (3); Spain (3); Canada (2); Norway (2); UK (England) (2); Bosnia and Herzegovina (1); Denmark (1); Ethiopia (1); India (1); Iran (1); Italy (1); Korea - South (1); Malaysia (1); Nepal (1); Palestine (1); Saudi Arabia (1); South Africa (1); Switzerland (1); Turkey (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Staff - Training
Staff - Support
Implementation strategies
Provider-targeted strategy
Educational material
Audit and feedback
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Sectors
Primary care
Hospital care
Providers
Physician
Generalist
Specialist
Pharmacist

Publication details

Citation

Tesfaye WH, Castelino RL, Wimmer BC, Zaidi STR. Inappropriate prescribing in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review of prevalence, associated clinical outcomes and impact of interventions. The International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2017;71(7):e12960.
DOI

10.1111/ijcp.12960

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