Appropriateness of Prescribing in Older Patients Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Impact of an Online Educational Tool on Doctors' Knowledge and Confidence With Regards to Prescribing for Older Patients
This study will assess, by means of a randomized controlled trial, the impact of an online educational tool, on doctors' knowledge and confidence with regards to prescribing for older patients.
Both control and intervention groups will complete assessments at baseline, 4 weeks post
intervention and 8 weeks post intervention.
Differences in mean test scores will be the primary outcome measure.
Qualitative information exploring doctors' attitudes and confidence, pre and post
intervention will also be collected and will be a secondary outcome
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Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)