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A systematic review of nudge interventions to optimize medication prescribing

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Talat, Usman, Schmidtke, Kelly, Khanal, Saval, Chan, Amy, Turner, Alice, Horne, Robert, Chadborn, Tim, Gold, Natalie, Sallis, Anna and Vlaev, Ivo (2022) A systematic review of nudge interventions to optimize medication prescribing. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13 . 798916. doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.798916

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Abstract

Background: The benefits of medication optimization are largely uncontroversial but difficult to achieve. Behavior change interventions aiming to optimize prescriber medication-related decisions, which do not forbid any option and that do not significantly change financial incentives, offer a promising way forward. These interventions are often referred to as nudges. Objective: The current systematic literature review characterizes published studies describing nudge interventions to optimize medication prescribing by the behavioral determinants they intend to influence and the techniques they apply. Methods: Four databases were searched (MEDLINE, Embase, PsychINFO, and CINAHL) to identify studies with nudge-type interventions aiming to optimize prescribing decisions. To describe the behavioral determinants that interventionists aimed to influence, data were extracted according to the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). To describe intervention techniques applied, data were extracted according to the Behavior Change Techniques (BCT) Taxonomy version 1 and MINDSPACE. Next, the recommended TDF-BCT mappings were used to appraise whether each intervention applied a sufficient array of techniques to influence all identified behavioral determinants. Results: The current review located 15 studies comprised of 20 interventions. Of the 20 interventions, 16 interventions (80%) were effective. The behavior change techniques most often applied involved prompts (n = 13). The MINDSPACE contextual influencer most often applied involved defaults (n = 10). According to the recommended TDF-BCT mappings, only two interventions applied a sufficient array of behavior change techniques to address the behavioral determinants the interventionists aimed to influence. Conclusion: The fact that so many interventions successfully changed prescriber behavior encourages the development of future behavior change interventions to optimize prescribing without mandates or financial incentives. The current review encourages interventionists to understand the behavioral determinants they are trying to affect, before the selection and application of techniques to change prescribing behaviors. Systematic Review Registration: [https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/], identifier [CRD42020168006].

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Clinical medicine -- Decision making , Medicine -- Decision making, Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Decision making , Behaviorism (Psychology)
Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
ISSN: 1663-9812
Official Date: 25 January 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
25 January 2022Published
4 January 2022Accepted
Volume: 13
Article Number: 798916
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.798916
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
807263Health Foundationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000724
NIHR200165National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272

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