Why hospital-based healthcare professionals do not report adverse drug reactions: a mixed methods study using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Purpose: Adverse drug reaction (ADR) underreporting is highly prevalent across the world. This study aimed to identify factors associated with ADR reporting and map these to a behavioural change framework to help inform future interventions designed to improve ADR underreporting.

Methods: A mixed methods survey was distributed to healthcare professionals at a tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia.

Association of continuity of care with blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease and hypertension.

Background And Objective: Hypertension frequently co-exists with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The objective of this study was to investigate blood pressure (BP) control among general practice patients with CKD and hypertension, and whether control was related to continuity of care.

Methods: We analysed data from NPS MedicineWise MedicineInsight, examining the achievement of guideline-recommended BP levels in patients with CKD and hypertension, and the relationship with sociodemographic, clinical and health-system variables, including continuity of care (CoC) in general practice.