A nationwide study of multimedicine use in people treated with cardiovascular medicines in Australia

AL Schaffer, J Chia, J Brett, SA Pearson… - … : The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Study Objective Multimorbidity and multimedicine use are common in people with
cardiovascular disease and can lead to harms, such as prescribing errors and drug …

German healthcare professionals' perspective on implementing recommendations about polypharmacy in general practice: a qualitative study

C Straßner, J Steinhäuser, T Freund… - Family …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Key recommendations for the management of patients with polypharmacy are
structured medication counselling (SMC), medication lists and systematic medication …

The role of medication advisory committees in residential aged care services

L Picton, S Lalic, TE Ryan-Atwood, K Stewart… - Research in Social and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is increasing international interest in initiatives to reduce medication-
related harm and preventable hospitalizations in residential aged care services (RACS). The …

Defining, identifying and addressing problematic polypharmacy within multimorbidity in primary care: a scoping review

JY Tsang, M Sperrin, T Blakeman, RA Payne… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Polypharmacy and multimorbidity pose escalating challenges. Despite
numerous attempts, interventions have yet to show consistent improvements in health …

The FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged)-EPI (epidemiological) algorithm: application of an information technology tool for the epidemiological assessment of drug treatment in …

A Rabenberg, T Schulte, H Hildebrandt, M Wehling - Drugs & Aging, 2019 - Springer
Background To improve drug treatment in older people, who often present with
multimorbidity and related polypharmacy, the FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List was developed …

Exploring professionals' experiences in the rehabilitation of older clients with dual-sensory impairment

SA Fraser, KE Southall, W Wittich - Canadian Journal on Aging/La …, 2019 - cambridge.org
To better understand and improve the rehabilitation process of older adults with sensory
losses in both hearing and vision or dual sensory impairment (DSI), this study explored the …

[HTML][HTML] Polypharmacy Management in Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Literature Review of Italian Interventions

L Perrella, S Mucherino, M Casula, M Illario… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Potentially inappropriate polypharmacy (PIP) is among the major factors
leading to adverse drug reactions, increased healthcare costs, reduced medication …

Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the 9-item Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire: the entire process from translation to validation

H Alzubaidi, A Hussein, K Mc Namara, I Scholl - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To translate the German 9-item Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-
9) to Arabic and assess its psychometric properties for measuring Arabic-speaking patients' …

Barriers to appropriate prescribing in older adults with multimorbidity: a modified Delphi study

P Lun, JY Tang, JQ Lee, KT Tan, W Ang… - Aging Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We aimed to understand the barriers experienced by physicians when
prescribing for older adults with multimorbidity in specialist outpatient clinics in Singapore …

Improving medication safety for home nursing clients: a prospective observational study of a novel clinical pharmacy service—the Visiting Pharmacist (ViP) study

CY Lee, C Beanland, D Goeman… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective Polypharmacy, medication errors and adverse events are
common in older people receiving home nursing medication management support. Access …