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dc.contributor.authorBrennan, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorMattick, K
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-13T12:03:40Z
dc.date.available2018-03-13T12:03:40Z
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.identifier.issn0306-5251
dc.identifier.issn1365-2125
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/11078
dc.description.abstract

AIMS: Prescribing is a complex task and a high risk area of clinical practice. Poor prescribing occurs across staff grades and settings but new prescribers are attributed much of the blame. New prescribers may not be confident or even competent to prescribe and probably have different support and development needs than their more experienced colleagues. Unfortunately, little is known about what interventions are effective in this group. Previous systematic reviews have not distinguished between different grades of staff, have been narrow in scope and are now out of date. Therefore, to inform the design of educational interventions to change prescribing behaviour, particularly that of new prescibers, we conducted a systematic review of existing hospital-based interventions. METHODS: Embase, Medline, SIGLE, Cinahl and PsychINFO were searched for relevant studies published 1994-2010. Studies describing interventions to change the behaviour of prescribers in hospital settings were included, with an emphasis on new prescibers. The bibliographies of included papers were also searched for relevant studies. Interventions and effectiveness were classified using existing frameworks and the quality of studies was assessed using a validated instrument. RESULTS: Sixty-four studies were included in the review. Only 13% of interventions specifically targeted new prescribers. Most interventions (72%) were deemed effective in changing behaviour but no particular type stood out as most effective. CONCLUSION: Very few studies have tailored educational interventions to meet needs of new prescribers, or distinguished between new and experienced prescribers. Educational development and research will be required to improve this important aspect of early clinical practice.

dc.format.extent359-372
dc.format.mediumPrint
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjectbehaviour
dc.subjecthospital
dc.subjectnew prescribers
dc.subjectprescribing
dc.subjectsystematic review
dc.titleA systematic review of educational interventions to change behaviour of prescribers in hospital settings, with a particular emphasis on new prescribers
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeReview
dc.typeSystematic Review
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plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume75
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04397.x
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/Peninsula Medical School
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA23 Education
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2012-07-18
dc.identifier.eissn1365-2125
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04397.x
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2013-02
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