UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Development of the Liverpool Adverse Drug Reaction Avoidability Assessment Tool

Bracken, LE; Nunn, AJ; Kirkham, JJ; Peak, M; Arnott, J; Smyth, RL; Pirmohamed, M; (2017) Development of the Liverpool Adverse Drug Reaction Avoidability Assessment Tool. PLOS One , 12 (1) , Article e0169393. 10.1371/journal.pone.0169393. Green open access

[thumbnail of journal.pone.0169393.pdf]
Preview
Text
journal.pone.0169393.pdf - Published Version

Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract

Aim: To develop and test a new tool to assess the avoidability of adverse drug reactions that is suitable for use in paediatrics but which is also applicable to a variety of other settings. Methods: The study involved multiple phases. Preliminary work involved using the Hallas scale and a modification of the existing Hallas scale, to assess two different sets of adverse drug reaction (ADR) case reports. Phase 1 defined, modified and refined a new tool using multidisciplinary teams. Phase 2 involved the assessment of 50 ADR case reports from a prospective study of paediatric inpatients by individual assessors. Phase 3 compared assessments with the new tool for individuals and groups in comparison to the ‘gold standard’ (the avoidability outcome set by a panel of senior investigators: an experienced clinical pharmacologist, paediatrician and pharmacist). Main Outcome Measures: Inter-rater reliability (IRR), measure of disagreement and utilization of avoidability categories. Results: Preliminary work—Pilot phase: results for the original Hallas cases were fair and pairwise kappa scores ranged from 0.21 to 0.36. Results for the modified Hallas cases were poor, pairwise kappa scores ranged from 0.06 to 0.16. Phase 1: on initial use of the new tool, agreement between the two multidisciplinary groups was found on 13/20 cases with a kappa score of 0.29 (95% CI -0.04 to 0.62). Phase 2: the assessment of 50 ADR case reports by six individual reviewers yielded pairwise kappa scores ranging from poor to good 0.12 to 0.75 and percentage exact agreement (%EA) ranged from 52–90%. Phase 3: Percentage exact agreement ranged from 35–70%. Overall, individuals had better agreement with the ‘gold standard’. Conclusion: Avoidability assessment is feasible but needs careful attention to methods. The Liverpool ADR avoidability assessment tool showed mixed IRR. We have developed and validated a method for assessing the avoidability of ADRs that is transparent, more objective than previous methods and that can be used by individuals or groups.

Type: Article
Title: Development of the Liverpool Adverse Drug Reaction Avoidability Assessment Tool
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169393
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169393
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright: © 2017 Bracken et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords: Adverse reactions, Pediatrics, Pharmacists, Inpatients, Cardiology, Nurses, Surgical oncology, Phase I clinical inves
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1541097
Downloads since deposit
85Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item