Pharmacotherapeutic interventions by a multi-specialty team: opinions of the general practitioners and nurses.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to assess the opinions of the general practitioners (GPs) and nurses towards a previous pharmacotherapeutic intervention and their opinions towards future alternative or complementary methods to improve nursing-home patients' drug treatments.


METHODS
Sixty-six GPs and forty-five nursing-home nurses, working at nursing homes in southern Sweden, were sent a questionnaire to assess their opinions towards a pharmacotherapeutic intervention conducted by a multi-specialty team and their opinions on alternative or complementary future methods potentially improving patient treatment.


RESULTS
The response rate was 62% for the GPs and 69% for the nurses. Both GPs and nurses were positive towards further co-operation regarding pharmacotherapeutic interventions. All nurses that were positive to further co-operation wished to do it in a multidisciplinary team, whereas some GPs wished to do this in a multi-specialty team.


CONCLUSIONS
The opinions of GPs and nurses towards the pharmacotherapeutic intervention indicate that this or similar methods may successfully be used in clinical practice for improving drug therapy.
Bondesson
Asa
A
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Midlöv
Patrik
P
Eriksson
Tommy
T
Höglund
Peter
P
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004358:Drug Therapy; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009726:Nurses; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010820:Physicians; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires