Background. Despite the large body of research on sex differences in pain, there is a lack of
knowledge about the influence of gender in the patient‐provider encounter. The purpose of …

Objective To investigate the epidemiology of medication errors and error-related adverse
events in adults in primary care, ambulatory care and patients' homes. Design Systematic …

Purpose Comorbidity indices are often used to measure comorbidities in register-based
research. We aimed to adapt the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) to a Swedish setting …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine an optimal discriminating number of
concomitant medications associated with geriatric syndromes, functional outcomes, and …

Purpose To determine the association of polypharmacy with nutritional status, functional
ability and cognitive capacity among elderly persons. Methods This was a prospective …

Background: Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and anticholinergic
burden (as assessed by the anticholinergic risk scale) are commonly used as quality …

Background Increased use of drugs has raised concern about the risks of polypharmacy in
elderly populations. Adverse outcomes, such as hospitalizations and falls, have been shown …

Background. This study assesses prevalence and patients characteristics related to
polypharmacy in a sample of nursing home residents. Methods. We conducted a cross …

Background Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) bear a substantial burden of
comorbidities leading to the prescription of multiple drugs and a risk of polypharmacy …

Background An increase in the use of drugs and polypharmacy have been displayed over
time in spite of the fact that polypharmacy represents a well known risk factor as regards …