[HTML][HTML] Polypharmacy in older adults: a narrative review of definitions, epidemiology and consequences

F Pazan, M Wehling - European geriatric medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The number of older adults has been constantly growing around the globe.
Consequently, multimorbidity and related polypharmacy have become an increasing …

An update on the clinical consequences of polypharmacy in older adults: a narrative review

JW Wastesson, L Morin, ECK Tan… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications by one individual, is
increasingly common among older adults. Caring for the growing number of older people …

[HTML][HTML] Polypharmacy, hospitalization, and mortality risk: a nationwide cohort study

TI Chang, H Park, DW Kim, EK Jeon, CM Rhee… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Polypharmacy is a growing and major public health issue, particularly in the geriatric
population. This study aimed to examine the association between polypharmacy and the risk …

Process, impact and outcomes of medication review in Australian residential aged care facilities: A systematic review

EYH Chen, KN Wang, JK Sluggett… - … journal on ageing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To systematically review literature reporting processes, impact and outcomes of
medication review and reconciliation in Australian residential aged care facilities (RACF s) …

Polypharmacy in people with dementia: associations with adverse health outcomes

C Mueller, M Molokhia, G Perera, N Veronese… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polypharmacy has been linked to higher risks of hospitalisation and death in community
samples. It is commonly present in people with dementia but these risks have rarely been …

Medication management policy, practice and research in Australian residential aged care: current and future directions

JK Sluggett, J Ilomäki, KL Seaman, M Corlis… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Eight percent of Australians aged 65 years and over receive residential aged care each
year. Residents are increasingly older, frailer and have complex care needs on entry to …

Frailty, hospitalization, and mortality in residential aged care

O Theou, JK Sluggett, JS Bell, S Lalic… - The Journals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Frailty predicts mortality in residential aged care, but the relationship with
hospitalization is inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare …

Medication regimen complexity measured by MRCI: a systematic review to identify health outcomes

V Alves-Conceicao, KSS Rocha… - Annals of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To perform a systematic review to identify health outcomes related to medication
regimen complexity as measured by the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI) …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Delara, L Murray, B Jafari, A Bahji, Z Goodarzi… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Polypharmacy is commonly associated with adverse health outcomes. There
are currently no meta-analyses of the prevalence of polypharmacy or factors associated with …

Association of polypharmacy with 1-year trajectories of cognitive and physical function in nursing home residents: results from a multicenter European study

DL Vetrano, ER Villani, G Grande, S Giovannini… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To test the association between polypharmacy and 1-year change in physical
and cognitive function among nursing home (NH) residents. Design Longitudinal multicenter …