Benefits, risks and impacts on quality of life of medications used in multimorbid older adults: a Delphi study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-019-00935-y
Abstract: Background Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are common in older people. Despite the existence of quality criteria for medication use among this population, there is little guidance for managing the complex pharmacological arsenal in a multimorbidity context.… read more here.
Keywords: multimorbid older; quality life; impacts quality; benefits risks ... See more keywords
Prescribing cascades: we see only what we look for, we look for only what we know.
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac138
Abstract: Prescribing cascades are increasingly recognized since they were described in the mid-1990s. Cascades are more likely in older people with multimorbidity and associated polypharmacy where multiple medications can induce a variety of side effects that… read more here.
Keywords: see look; cascades see; cascades older; multimorbid older ... See more keywords
Development and validation of a life expectancy estimator for multimorbid older adults: a cohort study protocol
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048168
Abstract: Background Older multimorbid adults have a high risk of mortality and a short life expectancy (LE). Providing high-value care and avoiding care overuse, including of preventive care, is a serious challenge among multimorbid patients. While… read more here.
Keywords: estimator; study; mortality; multimorbid older ... See more keywords