Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices

This mixed-methods exploratory research explored the factors contributing to the prescribing of antipsychotic polypharmacy outside of guideline recommendations at a public psychiatric facility in Western Australia. Informed by the triangulation of findings from an audit, prescriber survey and qualit...

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Main Author: Nguyen, My Linh
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96627
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description This mixed-methods exploratory research explored the factors contributing to the prescribing of antipsychotic polypharmacy outside of guideline recommendations at a public psychiatric facility in Western Australia. Informed by the triangulation of findings from an audit, prescriber survey and qualitative study, a pharmacist-led intervention was developed and implemented to address several of the identified issues. The implementation and outcomes of the intervention were evaluated using the Medical Research Council's Intervention Process Evaluation Framework.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-966272025-01-05T23:32:02Z Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices Nguyen, My Linh This mixed-methods exploratory research explored the factors contributing to the prescribing of antipsychotic polypharmacy outside of guideline recommendations at a public psychiatric facility in Western Australia. Informed by the triangulation of findings from an audit, prescriber survey and qualitative study, a pharmacist-led intervention was developed and implemented to address several of the identified issues. The implementation and outcomes of the intervention were evaluated using the Medical Research Council's Intervention Process Evaluation Framework. 2024 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96627 Curtin University restricted
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Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices
title Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices
title_full Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices
title_fullStr Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices
title_full_unstemmed Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices
title_short Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: An Exploratory Study Examining Strategies to Improve Prescribing Practices
title_sort polypharmacy in psychiatry: an exploratory study examining strategies to improve prescribing practices
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96627