What do we know about frailty in the acute care setting? A scoping review

O Theou, E Squires, K Mallery, JS Lee, S Fay… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background The ability of acute care providers to cope with the influx of frail older patients is
increasingly stressed, and changes need to be made to improve care provided to older …

Potentially inappropriate prescribing and its associations with health‐related and system‐related outcomes in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review and meta …

AB Mekonnen, B Redley, B de Courten… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To synthesise associations of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) with health‐
related and system‐related outcomes in inpatient hospital settings. Methods Six electronic …

Application of the STOPP/START criteria: a systematic review of the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults, and evidence of clinical …

B Hill‐Taylor, I Sketris, J Hayden… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and Objective Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) has significant
clinical, humanistic and economic impacts. Identifying PIP in older adults may reduce their …

Risk factors for hospital readmission in older adults within 30 days of discharge–a comparative retrospective study

M Glans, A Kragh Ekstam, U Jakobsson, Å Bondesson… - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background The area of hospital readmission in older adults within 30 days of discharge is
extensively researched but few studies look at the whole process. In this study we …

Is polypharmacy always hazardous? A retrospective cohort analysis using linked electronic health records from primary and secondary care

RA Payne, GA Abel, AJ Avery… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Prescribing multiple medications is associated with various adverse outcomes, and
polypharmacy is commonly considered suggestive of poor prescribing. Polypharmacy might …

Mejorando la prescripción de medicamentos en las personas mayores: una nueva edición de los criterios STOPP-START

ED Silveira, BM Errasquín, MM García… - Revista Española de …, 2015 - Elsevier
La utilización inapropiada de los medicamentos en los pacientes mayores tiene graves
consecuencias en su salud—aumento del riesgo de sufrir reacciones adversas o síndromes …

The association between anticholinergic medication burden and health related outcomes in the 'oldest old': a systematic review of the literature

K Cardwell, CM Hughes, C Ryan - Drugs & aging, 2015 - Springer
Background Increased exposure to anticholinergic medication is problematic, particularly in
those aged 80 years and older. Objective The aim of this systematic review was to identify …

Prevalence and health outcomes of polypharmacy and hyperpolypharmacy in older adults with frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JJY Toh, H Zhang, YY Soh, Z Zhang, XV Wu - Ageing research reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Polypharmacy is a prevalent issue in older adults, associated with a wide range of adverse
health outcomes, amplified in those with frailty. This review aims to synthesize current …

Reduction of potentially inappropriate medications using the STOPP criteria in frail older inpatients: a randomised controlled study

O Dalleur, B Boland, C Losseau, S Henrard, D Wouters… - Drugs & aging, 2014 - Springer
Background Hospital admissions may provide an opportunity to discontinue potentially
inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older patients. Little is known about the effect of using …

Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy in older people with cancer

JP Turner, S Shakib, N Singhal, J Hogan-Doran… - Supportive Care in …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Polypharmacy has been associated with drug–drug interactions, adverse drug
events, hospitalisation and increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate …