The Prevalence of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications and Its Relationship with Cognitive Status in Portuguese Institutionalized Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in a population of older adults living in nursing homes. Furthermore, we also intended to assess the possible association between polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications...

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Main Author: Caçador, Catarina (author)
Other Authors: Teixeira-Lemos, Edite (author), Oliveira, Jorge (author), Pinheiro, João (author), Teixeira-Lemos, Luís (author), Ramos, Fernando (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
nursing homes
polypharmacy
potentially inappropriate medications
cognitive assessment
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing
Portugal
Prevalence
Polypharmacy
Potentially Inappropriate Medication List
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103309
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/103309

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http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103309

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