title: STOPP/START version 2-development of software applications: easier said than done?
abstract: Explicit criteria, such as the STOPP/START criteria, are increasingly used both in clinical practice and in research to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people. In an article on the STOPP/START criteria version 2, O'Mahony et al have pointed out the advantages of developing computerised criteria. Both clinical decision support systems to support healthcare professionals and software applications to automatically detect inappropriate prescribing in research studies can be developed. In the process of developing such tools, difficulties may occur. In the context of a research study, we have developed an algorithm to automatically apply STOPP/START criteria version 2 to our research database. We comment in this paper on different kinds of difficulties encountered and make suggestions that could be taken into account when developing the next version of the criteria.
authors: Louvain Drug Research Institute, Clinical Pharmacy Research Group, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Pauline
authors: P
authors: Anrys
authors: Geriatric Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Benoît
authors: B
authors: Boland
authors: Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Jean-Marie
authors: JM
authors: Degryse
authors: Departement Public Health and Primary Care, ACHG, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: De Lepeleire
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium.
authors: Mirko
authors: M
authors: Petrovic
authors: Louvain Drug Research Institute, Clinical Pharmacy Research Group, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Sophie
authors: S
authors: Marien
authors: Louvain Drug Research Institute, Clinical Pharmacy Research Group, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium Pharmacy, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Olivia
authors: O
authors: Dalleur
authors: Pharmacy, CHU UCL Namur, Université catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
authors: Goedele
authors: G
authors: Strauven
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Veerle
authors: V
authors: Foulon
authors: Louvain Drug Research Institute, Clinical Pharmacy Research Group, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium Pharmacy, CHU UCL Namur, Université catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Spinewine
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D016208:Databases, Factual; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000067561:Potentially Inappropriate Medication List / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design
keywords: STOPP/START criteria; clinical decision support systems; older people, inappropriate prescribing