Nurse-led medicines' monitoring in care homes, implementing the Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRe) Profile improvement initiative for mental health medicines: An observational and interview study

Sue Jordan, Timothy Banner, Marie Gabe-Walters, Jane M Mikhail, Gerwyn Panes, Jeff Round, Sherrill Snelgrove, Mel Storey, David Hughes, Medicines’ Management Group, Swansea University, Sue Jordan, Timothy Banner, Marie Gabe-Walters, Jane M Mikhail, Gerwyn Panes, Jeff Round, Sherrill Snelgrove, Mel Storey, David Hughes, Medicines’ Management Group, Swansea University

Abstract

Introduction: Preventable adverse effects of medicines often pass unnoticed, but lead to real harm.

Intervention: Nurse-led monitoring using the structured Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRe) Profile identifies and addresses adverse effects of mental health medicines.

Objectives: This study investigated the implementation and clinical impact of ADRe, and barriers to and facilitators of sustained utilisation in routine practice.

Methods: Administration of ADRe was observed for 30 residents prescribed mental health medicines in ten care homes. The study pharmacist reviewed completed ADRes against medication records. Policy context was explored in 30 interviews with service users, nurse managers and strategic leads in Wales.

Results: Residents were aged 60-95, and prescribed 1-17 (median 9 [interquartile range (IQR) 7-13]) medicines. ADRe identified a median of 18 [IQR 11.5-23] problems per resident and nurses made 2 [1-2] changes to care per resident. For example: falls were reported for 9 residents, and care was modified for 5; pain was identified in 8 residents, and alleviated for 7; all 6 residents recognised as dyspnoeic were referred to prescribers. Nurses referred 17 of 30 residents to prescribers. Pharmacists recommended review for all 30. Doubts about administering ADRe, sometimes expressed by people who had not yet used it, diminished as it became familiar. ADRe was needed to bridge communication between resident, nurses and prescribers. When barriers of time, complacency, and doctors' non-availability were overcome, reporting with ADRe made prescribers more likely to heed nurses' concerns regarding residents' welfare. Clinical gains were facilitated by one-to-one time, staff-resident relationships, and unification of documentation.

Implications: To our knowledge, ADRe is the only instrument that brings a full account of patients' problems to medication reviews. This juxtaposition of signs and symptoms against prescriptions facilitates dose adjustments and de-prescribing and leads to: reduced pain and sedation; early identification of problems linked to ADRs, such as falls; and timely medication reviews e.g. for dyspnoea.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03110471.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1. Participant flow diagram.
Fig 1. Participant flow diagram.
Fig 2. Energy and the ADRe profile.
Fig 2. Energy and the ADRe profile.
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Fig 3. Integrating ADRe into multidisciplinary teams.
Fig 3. Integrating ADRe into multidisciplinary teams.

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