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Epidemiology of Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors in Nursing Homes in Japan: THE Japan Adverse Drug Events (JADE) study

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K15833
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Epidemiology and preventive medicine
Research InstitutionKyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Principal Investigator

Ayani Nobutaka  京都府立医科大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 客員講師 (90777939)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords薬剤性有害事象 / 薬剤関連エラー / 高齢者介護施設 / 医療安全 / 医療・福祉 / 高齢者 / 介護施設
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This prospective cohort study was conducted at 4 nursing homes for older people in Japan. Based on the validated methodology (Morimoto, 2004), trained psychologists, psychiatrists and internists reviewed all charts to identify suspected Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) and Medication Errors (MEs). We enrolled 459 residents which yielded 3315 resident-months of observation time. We identified 1207 ADEs and 600 MEs (incidence: 36.4 and 18.1 per 100 resident-months, respectively) during the study period. Fall (40%) was the most frequent symptoms of ADEs and the most common class of drugs associated with ADEs was atypical antipsychotics (16%). Among the severity, fatal, life-threatening and serious ADEs accounted for 0.8%, 2.3 % and 12 % of all events, respectively. Medication errors were most frequently seen in monitoring stage (72 %). The incidence of ADEs and MEs were about 3-4 times higher than those in long-term care facilities in U.S (Gurwitz, 2005).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本の高齢者介護施設における薬剤性有害事象(ADE)および薬剤関連エラー(ME)を確立された方法論により初めて明らかにした。ADEおよびMEの発生率は、米国の長期介護施設における発生率の約3~4倍で、日本の一般病院における発生率とほぼ同じであり(Morimoto, 2011)、これは日本の介護施設における薬剤処方量の多さが関係している可能性がある。今回の調査結果から、介護者は入居者の転倒や排泄の問題に注意を払い、また投薬においては投薬後の観察段階に焦点を当てることで、薬剤使用に伴う問題の抑制につながる可能性を示したことで、今後の介護施設における安全な薬剤使用に寄与するという点で意義がある。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Products Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2018

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Epidemiology of adverse drug events and medication errors in four nursing homes in Japan : the Japan Adverse Drug Events (JADE) Study2022

    • Author(s)
      Nobutaka Ayani, Nozomu Oya, Riki Kitaoka, Akiko Kuwahara, Takeshi Morimoto, Mio Sakuma, Jin Narumoto
    • Journal Title

      BMJ Quality & Safety

      Volume: 31 Issue: 12 Pages: 878-887

    • DOI

      10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014280

    • Related Report
      Products Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Over Half of FallsWere Associated with Psychotropic Medication Use in Four Nursing Homes in Japan : A Retrospective Cohort Study2022

    • Author(s)
      Nozomu Oya, Nobutaka Ayani, Akiko Kuwahara, Riki Kitaoka, Chie Omichi, Mio Sakuma, Takeshi Morimoto, Jin Narumoto
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 19(5):3123

    • Related Report
      Products Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 449 - How much frequency do residents fall at nursing homes in Japan ? - THE JADE STUDY.2020

    • Author(s)
      Nozomu Oya, Nobutaka Ayani, Akiko Kuwahara, Riki Kitaoka, Chie Omichi, Mio Sakuma, Takeshi Morimoto, Jin Narumoto
    • Journal Title

      International Psychogeriatrics

      Volume: 32(S1) Pages: 169-169

    • DOI

      10.1017/s1041610220003014

    • Related Report
      Products Report
  • [Presentation] Epidemiology of Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors in Nursing Homes in Japan: THE JADE STUDY2021

    • Author(s)
      Nobutaka Ayani, Mio Sakuma, Jin Narumoto, Takeshi Morimoto
    • Organizer
      ISQua's 37th International Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How much frequency do residents fall at nursing homes in Japan ? - THE JADE STUDY2020

    • Author(s)
      Nozomu Oya, Nobutaka Ayani, Akiko Kuwahara, Riki Kitaoka, Chie Omichi, Mio Sakuma, Tsuyoshi Morimoto, Jin Narumoto
    • Organizer
      2020 International Psychogeriatric Association Virtual Congress
    • Related Report
      Products Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors in nursing homes in Japan: THE JADE STUDY: An interim report.2018

    • Author(s)
      Nobutaka Ayani, Mio Sakuma, Jin Narumoto, Takeshi Morimoto
    • Organizer
      ISQua's 35th International Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2023-03-30  

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