Citation

Wang KN, Tan ECK, Ilomäki J, Gilmartin-Thomas JFM, Sluggett JK, Cooper T, Robson L, Bell JS. J. Am. Med. Dir. Assoc. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1016/j.jamda.2020.10.040

PMID

33245910

Abstract

Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are exposed to polypharmacy. There is a possible association between polypharmacy and falls, hospitalizations, and mortality. Polypharmacy definition ranges between the use of more than 2 to 11 medications. The definition "9 or more regular medications" is the most common in LTCFs. Lack of a standard definition limits comparison of polypharmacy rates and adverse events. This study investigated evidence for an optimal cut-point to define polypharmacy in LTCFs to predict falls, hospitalizations, and mortality...

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