@article{ref1,
title="What is the best definition of polypharmacy for predicting falls, hospitalizations, and mortality in long-term care facilities?",
journal="Journal of the American Medical Directors Association",
year="2020",
author="Wang, Kate N. and Tan, Edwin C. K. and Ilomäki, Jenni and Gilmartin-Thomas, Julia F. M. and Sluggett, Janet K. and Cooper, Tina and Robson, Leonie and Bell, J. Simon",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
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 &quot;9 or more regular medications&quot; 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...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1525-8610",
doi="10.1016/j.jamda.2020.10.040",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.10.040"
}