Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
Eur Geriatr Med. 2020 Jun;11(3):499-503. doi: 10.1007/s41999-020-00311-4. Epub 2020 Mar 17.
Drug treatment of older people is complicated as multimorbidity and polypharmacy are highly prevalent. To increase the drug appropriateness in older people, the FORTA ("Fit fOR The Aged")-list was developed. A survey was designed to describe knowledge and use of the FORTA list and the related FORTA App in a German state.
Survey conducted among 872 general practitioners (GP) from districts (n = 694; 79.6%) or from district-free cities (n = 178; 20.4%) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany who were contacted by e-mail and/or phone.
The response rate was 9.4%. 48% of GP claim to know the FORTA list, 54.5% the FORTA App. 32.5% use one of them regularly, 27% at least once a week.
Responding GP expose knowledge and use of the FORTA list and/or the App exceeding expectations given the limited time since the wider appearance of either tool. These results, though limited by a low response rate, tentatively indicate their successful dissemination underlining utility, implementability and teachability.
老年人的药物治疗较为复杂，因为多病共存和多种药物同时使用的情况非常普遍。为了提高老年人用药的适宜性，开发了 FORTA（“适合老年人”）清单。本研究设计了一项调查，以描述德国某州的全科医生（GP）对 FORTA 清单及其相关 FORTA App 的知识和使用情况。
对德国巴登-符腾堡州的地区（n=694；79.6%）或无地区的城市（n=178；20.4%）的 872 名全科医生进行了调查，通过电子邮件和/或电话联系他们。
应答率为 9.4%。48%的 GP 声称了解 FORTA 清单，54.5%的 GP 知道 FORTA App。32.5%的 GP 定期使用其中之一，27%的 GP 至少每周使用一次。
应答的 GP 对 FORTA 清单及其 App 的了解和使用情况超出了预期，因为这两种工具出现的时间有限。尽管应答率较低，但这些结果初步表明，这两种工具在德国得到了成功传播，突出了其有用性、可实施性和可教授性。
