Capstone Project
Literature Evaluation Table
Student Name:
Change Topic (2-3 sentences): The aim of the evaluation is to determine the best method for reducing Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) in the older patients. Strategies being compared are educational programs and electronic medication.
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Criteria |
Article 1 |
Article 2 |
Article 3 |
Article 4 |
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Author, Journal (Peer-Reviewed), and Permalink or Working Link to Access Article
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Wang, H., Meng, L., Song, J., Yang, J., Li, J., & Qiu, F. (2018). Electronic medication reconciliation in hospitals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 25(5), 245–250. https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2017-001441
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Kinlay, M., Ho, L. M., Zheng, W. Y., Burke, R., Juraskova, I., Moles, R., & Baysari, M. (2021). Electronic Medication Management Systems: Analysis of enhancements to reduce errors and improve workflow. Applied Clinical Informatics, 12(05), 1049–1060. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1739196
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Fuller, A. E. C., Guirguis, L. M., Sadowski, C. A., & Makowsky, M. J. (2018). Electronic Medication Administration records in long‐term Care Facilities: A scoping review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(7), 1428–1436. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15384
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Bugnon, B., Geissbuhler, A., Bischoff, T., Bonnabry, P., & von Plessen, C. (2021). Improving primary care medication processes by using shared electronic medication plans in Switzerland: Lessons learned from a participatory action research study. JMIR Formative Research, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.2196/22319 |
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Article Title and Year Published
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Title- Electronic medication reconciliation in hospitals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Year: 2018 |
Title: Electronic Medication Management Systems: Analysis of enhancements to reduce errors and improve workflow Year: 2021 |
Title: Electronic Medication Administration records in long‐term Care Facilities: A scoping review Year: 2018 |
Title: Improving primary care medication processes by using shared electronic medication plans in Switzerland: Lessons learned from a participatory action research study Year: 2021 |
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Research Questions (Qualitative)/Hypothesis (Quantitative)
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Hypothesis: Medication reconciliation is a multi-professional process for the prevention of medication discrepancies. |
No research questions/hypothesis |
Null |
Null |
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Purposes/Aim of Study |
To evaluate the available electronic medication reconciliation (eMedRec) tools and their effect on unintended discrepancies that occur in hospital institutions |
1. Identify system-related medication errors or workflow blocks that were the target of eMM system updates 2. Describe and classify the system enhancements made to target these risks |
To map the extent, range, and nature of research on the effectiveness, level of use, and perceptions about electronic medication administration records (eMARs) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) |
Summarize lessons learned from primary care professionals involved in a pioneering pilot project in Switzerland for the system wide implementation of shared electronic medication plans. |
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Design (Type of Quantitative, or Type of Qualitative)
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Meta-analysis |
Retrospective study |
Scoping review of quantitative and qualitative literature. |
Formative action research study. |
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Setting/Sample
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Meta-analysis, 13 articles included |
Systematic analysis |
Literature review |
Longitudinal study |
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Methods: Intervention/Instruments
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Methodological quality was assessed using the nine standard criteria of Cochrane Effective Practice and Organization of Care Review Group (EPOC) |
147 individual changes, were made to the eMM system over the 4-year period |
Systematically searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, ProQuest, and the Cochrane Library. |
Group interviews |
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Analysis
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Relative risk and significance difference |
Descriptive analysis (use of percentages) |
Level of significance analysis |
Descriptive analysis |
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Key Findings
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Electronic Medical Reconciliation reduces the incidence of medication with unintended discrepancies and improves medication safety. |
Electronic Medication Management (eMM) reduces medication errors and optimize workflows |
Evidence linking electronic Medication Administration Records (eMAR) in reducing errors is weak. |
Participants considered medication plan management, digitalized or not, a core element of good clinical practice |
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Recommendations
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Hospitals adopt electronic medication to reduce ADEs |
Hospital organizations can adopt eMM to enhance patient safety and operational efficiency |
More research need to be conducted to determine the effectiveness of electronic medication in reducing ADEs |
Digitalization is a key element of transforming hospital records |
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Explanation of How the Article Supports EBP/Capstone Project
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It identifies the best approach that can reduce ADES between educational programs and electronic medication. |
Shows that electronic Medication Management is the best bet for reducing ADEs |
The article informs the need for conducting more robust research on the efficacy of electronic medication in reducing ADEs. |
More research should be done to assess the efficacy of electronic records. |
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Criteria |
Article 5 |
Article 6 |
Article 7 |
Article 8 |
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Author, Journal (Peer-Reviewed), and Permalink or Working Link to Access Article
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Gregory, L. R., Lim, R., MacCullagh, L., Riley, T., Tuqiri, K., Heiler, J., & Peters, K. (2021). Intensive Care Nurses' experiences with the new electronic medication administration record. Nursing Open, 9(3), 1895–1901. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.939
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Li, R., Zaidi, S. T., Chen, T., & Castelino, R. (2019). Effectiveness of interventions to improve adverse drug reaction reporting by healthcare professionals over the last decade: A systematic review. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 29(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4906 |
Lau, G., Ho, J., Lin, S., Yeoh, K., Wan, T., & Hodgkinson, M. (2018). Patient and clinician perspectives of an integrated electronic medication prescribing and dispensing system: A qualitative study at a multisite Australian Hospital Network. Health Information Management Journal, 48(1), 12–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1833358317720601
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Martin, P., Tamblyn, R., Benedetti, A., Ahmed, S., & Tannenbaum, C. (2018). Effect of a pharmacist-led educational intervention on inappropriate medication prescriptions in older adults. JAMA, 320(18), 1889. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.16131 |
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Article Title and Year Published
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Title: Intensive Care Nurses' experiences with the new electronic medication administration record Year: 2021 |
Title: Effectiveness of interventions to improve adverse drug reaction reporting by healthcare professionals over the last decade: A systematic review Year: 2019
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Title: Patient and clinician perspectives of an integrated electronic medication prescribing and dispensing system: A qualitative study at a multisite Australian Hospital Network Year: 2018 |
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Research Questions (Qualitative)/Hypothesis (Quantitative)
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What are intensive care nurses' experiences with the new electronic medication administration record?
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No research question and hypothesis |
Null |
Can a consumer-targeted, pharmacist-led educational intervention reduce prescriptions for inappropriate medication among community-dwelling older adults? |
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Purposes/Aim of Study |
To explore the experiences of Registered Nurses who administered medications to patients using the electronic medication administration record. |
To assess the impact of various strategies to improve ADR reporting published in the last decade and compare this with the strategies identified in a previous systematic review |
To explore and compare patient and clinician attitudes towards an integrated e-prescribing and dispensing system |
o compare the effectiveness of a consumer-targeted, pharmacist-led educational intervention vs usual care on discontinuation of inappropriate medication among community-dwelling older adults. |
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Design (Type of Quantitative, or Type of Qualitative)
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Qualitative descriptive exploratory approach |
Systematic review |
A cross-sectional survey |
A cluster randomized clinical trial |
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Setting/Sample
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Five participants |
10,021 articles selected, 13 articles included |
Australian metropolitan teaching hospital |
Quebec, Canada |
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Methods: Intervention/Instruments
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Focus group, observation |
MEDLINE and EMBASE databases |
Survey |
andomization occurred at the pharmacy level, with 34 pharmacies randomized to the intervention group (248 patients) and 35 to the control group (241 patients) |
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Analysis
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Thematic analysis |
Descriptive analysis |
Descriptive analysis- percentages |
Descriptive and inferential statistics |
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Key Findings
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eMAR reduced time nurse spent with patients |
Electronic method was found to be a better approach when reporting adverse drug reactions compared to educational method |
The majority of patients and clinicians reported a positive impact of e-prescribing on safety and efficiency |
A pharmacist-led educational intervention compared with usual care resulted in greater discontinuation of prescriptions for inappropriate medication after 6 months |
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Recommendations
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More research needed on the effects of using eMAR to patients and healthcare providers. |
More research needed to find the robustness of each method |
Hospitals should implement e-prescribing |
More research needed to establish the effectiveness of educational programs in reducing ADEs |
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Explanation of How the Article Supports EBP/Capstone
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Electronic medication has the potential to increase patient safety |
The article directly compares the effectiveness of educational programs and electronic records which are included in the PICOT question. |
The study adds to the evidence that electronic medication is the best approach to reduce ADEs |
The study contributes to the topic because educational program for nurses was found to be effective in dealing with ADEs. |
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