Potentially inappropriate medications in a sample of Portuguese nursing home residents: Does the choice of screening tools matter?

"Background: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are often found in high proportion among the elderly population. The STOPP criteria have been suggested to detect more PIMs in European elderly than the Beers criteria. Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of PIMs and...

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Main Author: Costa, Filipa Alves da (author)
Other Authors: Periquito, Catarina (author), Carneiro, Maria Clara (author), Oliveira, Pedro (author), Fernandes, Ana Isabel (author), Cavaco-Silva, Patrícia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Beers criteria
Inappropriate prescriptions
Elderly
Polypharmacy
Pharmaceutical care
Nursing homes
STOPP criteria
START criteria
Prescribing omissions
Medication review
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/16974
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/16974

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/16974

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