To avoid double-nominations, synonyms and very closely related terms (eg, 'dementia' and 'cognitive impairment'), two clinical pharmacists (MLL and DS) and a community pharmacist (KEH) grouped the gathered risk factors while retaining each individual factor in the list.
This review study was a component of a larger project that gathered psychosocial factors from several mental health and neurological conditions where only Medline and PsycINFO were included.
Klimisch et al. [10] has gathered the factors in only two criteria, while Durda and Preziosi [11] and Hobbs et al. [12] have divided the factors into several criteria/questions.
Inviting actively practising healthcare professionals as experts ensures the practical relevance of gathered risk factors.
Information was gathered on factors related to the patient, the tooth, the restorative materials, and the techniques.
In conclusion, the gathered risk factors may help to characterise and identify patients at risk for DRPs, and may enable clinical pharmacists to guide and target preventive measures in order to limit the occurrence of DRPs.
The gathered risk factors may help to characterise and identify patients at risk for DRPs and may enable clinical pharmacists to guide and target preventive measures in order to limit the occurrence of DRPs.
We conducted an expert panel, using the nominal group technique (NGT) and a qualitative analysis, to gather risk factors for DRPs.
This research project followed a comprehensive triangulation method to gather risk factors for drug-related problems (DRPs), integrating expert opinion and literature data, which represents to the best of our knowledge, a new approach in this topic.
A structured questionnaire was prepared to gather risk factors, such as occupation, age, sex, history of consuming raw milk and other unpasteurised dairy products, direct contact with domestic animals, general knowledge about the route of transmission and awareness level.
