Polypharmacy and Medication Regimen Complexity as Factors Associated with Hospital Discharge Destination Among Older People: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background Older people often take multiple medications. It is a policy priority to facilitate older people to stay at home longer. Three-quarters of nursing home placements in the US are preceded by a hospitalization. Objective To investigate the association between polypharmacy and medication regi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drugs & aging 2014-08, Vol.31 (8), p.623-630
Hauptverfasser:	Wimmer, Barbara Caecilia, Dent, Elsa, Visvanathan, Renuka, Wiese, Michael David, Johnell, Kristina, Chapman, Ian, Bell, J. Simon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of daily living Aged Aged, 80 and over Australia Biological and medical sciences Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Decision Trees Dementia Elder care Female Geriatrics Geriatrics/Gerontology Health Services for the Aged Hospitalization Humans Internal Medicine Long term health care Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Nursing homes Older people Original Research Article Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Patients Pharmaceutical Preparations - administration & dosage Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pharmacology/Toxicology Pharmacotherapy Polypharmacy Prospective Studies Rehabilitation
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