Medication Risks and Their Association with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Inpatients with Cancer

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Beitragende

  • Maximilian Günther - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Markus Schuler - , Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, MVZ Onkologischer Schwerpunkt am Oskar-Helene-Heim, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Leopold Hentschel - , Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Hanna Salm - , Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Helios Kliniken Gruppe (Autor:in)
  • Marie Therese Schmitz - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Ulrich Jaehde - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)

Abstract

Background: We aimed to assess medication risks and determine factors influencing the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cancer inpatients. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted to identify drug-related problems (DRPs) based on medication reviews, including patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to identify sociodemographic, disease-related, and drug therapy-related factors influencing changes from hospital admission to discharge in the scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Results: A total of 162 inpatients with various hematological and solid cancer diseases was analyzed. Patients received a mean of 11.6 drugs and 92.6% of patients exhibited polymedication resulting in a mean of 4.0 DRPs per patient. Based on PRO data, 21.5% of DRPs were identified. Multiple linear regression models described the variance of the changes in global HRQOL and physical function in a weak-to-moderate way. While drug therapy-related factors had no influence, relapse status and duration of hospital stay were identified as significant covariates for global HRQOL and physical function, respectively. Conclusion: This analysis describes underlying DRPs in a German cancer inpatient population. PROs provided valuable information for performing medication reviews. The multiple linear regression models for global HRQOL and physical function provided explanations for changes during hospital stay.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer2110
FachzeitschriftCancers
Jahrgang16
Ausgabenummer11
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juni 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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Schlagwörter

  • drug-related problems, inpatient cancer care, medication review, medication risks, patient-reported outcomes