Relationship between frailty, polypharmacy, and underprescription in older adults living in nursing homes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00228-018-2452-2
Abstract: PurposeFrailty, polypharmacy, and underprescription are considered a major matter of concern in nursing homes, but the possible relationships between them are not well known. The aim is to examine the possible association between medication underprescription,… read more here.
Keywords: frailty polypharmacy; nursing homes; polypharmacy underprescription; underprescription ... See more keywords
Frailty, Polypharmacy, and Health Outcomes in Older Adults: The Frailty and Dependence in Albacete Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.07.008
Abstract: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To investigate if polypharmacy modifies the association between frailty and health outcomes in older adults. DESIGN Ongoing cohort study. SETTING Albacete City, Spain. PARTICIPANTS A total for 773 participants, 457 women (59.1%), over age… read more here.
Keywords: frailty polypharmacy; health outcomes; study; frailty ... See more keywords
Frailty and polypharmacy in the community‐dwelling elderly with multiple chronic diseases
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DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12936
Abstract: Both multi‐morbidity (MM) and polypharmacy (PP) are common in the elderly and pose a challenge for health and social care systems. However, high‐quality patient‐centred care requires context‐bound understanding of the patterns and use of medications… read more here.
Keywords: dwelling elderly; polypharmacy community; polypharmacy; community dwelling ... See more keywords
Frailty and Polypharmacy in Primary Care.
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DOI: 10.1177/10998004231179485
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a clinical judgement-based frailty tool developed from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. Many studies on the measurement of frailty and its effect on clinical outcomes have… read more here.
Keywords: polypharmacy; frailty; polypharmacy primary; primary care ... See more keywords