RAK-PRIDE: Optimizing Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Through Education and Intervention

Score Range:

Minimum value: 9 (if all items are rated as 1, meaning "Never") Maximum value: 36 (if all items are rated as 4, meaning "Daily")

Interpretation:

A higher GIS score reflects more severe GERD symptoms and a greater negative impact on the patient's daily life.

A lower GIS score suggests fewer or less severe GERD symptoms and a better quality of life.

The EQ-5D-5L self-report questionnaire comprised two components: the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and the EQ Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS).

• The first part (the descriptive system) assesses health in five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). Respondents select one of five levels of severity for each dimension.. Health state index scores typically range from below 0 to 1, where 0 represents a health state considered equivalent to death, and negative values indicate conditions perceived as worse than death. A score of 1 reflects full health, with higher scores signifying greater health utility. These index scores are based on national or regional health preferences, meaning they may vary across different countries or regions.
• The second component of the questionnaire is the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). EQ-VAS (Visual Analog Scale) Score: Ranges from 0 to 100 100 = Best imaginable health 0 = Worst imaginable health

This outcome measure tracks the number of participants who either re-started or increased their PPI dose, or used alternative anti-reflux treatments (such as H2 antagonists, antacids, or prokinetic agents) over the 6-month period. The goal is to assess how many participants needed to resume or adjust their PPI therapy or opt for alternative treatments due to symptom recurrence or insufficient symptom control.

The Revised Patients' Attitudes Toward Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire consists of 22 questions across four subscales: Burden (5), Appropriateness (5), Concerns about Stopping (6), and Involvement (6). Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree), with a total score range of 22 to 110.

Interpretation of Scores:

A low rPATD score (closer to 22) suggests that a patient perceives their medications as necessary, has concerns about stopping them, or prefers not to be involved in deprescribing decisions.

A high rPATD score (closer to 110) indicates that a patient feels their medications may be burdensome, sees some as unnecessary, is less concerned about stopping them, and is more open to discussing deprescribing with their healthcare provider.

The Health Care Professionals' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (HATD) tool assesses perceptions of deprescribing in older adults with limited life expectancy. It includes five domains: concerns, medication burden, organizational support, assurance, and patient involvement. Scores range from 1 to 5.

The total HATD score is the average of five domain scores: concerns, medication burden, organizational support, assurance, and patient involvement. Each domain score is calculated by averaging the responses within that category. The minimum possible score is 1, representing minimal agreement with deprescribing-related concerns or barriers, while the maximum score is 5, indicating strong agreement with those concerns or perceptions. Interpretation of the scores can guide interventions to address barriers and improve deprescribing practices.

Monthly PPI medication costs per patient will be calculated before and after the intervention. Costs will be aggregated at the group level to assess total expenditure changes.

Unit of Measure: AED per patient per month.

Health-related quality of life will be assessed using the EuroQoL EQ-5D-5L questionnaire, administered at baseline and after 6 months. EQ-5D-5L utility scores will be used to calculate QALY gains for each group.

Unit of Measure: QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Years)

The cost per QALY gained will be calculated as the difference in total healthcare costs between the intervention and control groups, divided by the difference in QALYs gained.

Unit of Measure: AED per QALY gained.