Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people

A Rankin, CA Cadogan, SM Patterson… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions

V Welch, O Dewidar, ET Ghogomu… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Enhancing health equity is endorsed in the Sustainable Development Goals.
The failure of systematic reviews to consider potential differences in effects across equity …

An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effect of medication interventions targeting polypharmacy for frail older adults

A Verma, S Saha, J Jarl, E Conlon… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Frailty refers to the lack of resilience and a reduction in a person's ability to recover following
a health problem, and it is increasingly becoming a challenging aspect of ageing …

Frailty and HIV: moving from characterization to intervention

KM Erlandson, DA Piggott - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review While the characteristics associated with frailty in people with
HIV (PWH) have been well described, little is known regarding interventions to slow or …

Implementation of pharmaceutical care for older adults in the brazilian public health system: a case study and realistic evaluation

BB Silva, C Fegadolli - BMC health services research, 2020 - Springer
Background Pharmaceutical care services have been recognized as the most highly
regarded professional pharmacy practice model that allows the identification, intervention …

Prevalence and severity of potential drug–drug interactions in patients with multiple sclerosis with and without polypharmacy

P Bachmann, N Frahm, JL Debus, P Mashhadiakbar… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polypharmacy (PP) is a common problem in modern medicine, especially known to affect
patients with chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). With an increasing number of …

Polypharmacy in polish older adult population—a cross-sectional study: results of the PolSenior project

A Neumann-Podczaska, S Tobis, D Antimisiaris… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polypharmacy is a challenging issue in geriatrics. The aim of the study was to characterize
correlates of polypharmacy in the PolSenior project. The PolSenior project, was a …

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 …

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people

JA Cole, DC Gonçalves-Bradley… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

Patterns and characteristics of polypharmacy among elderly residents in Danish nursing homes

J Astorp, M Gjela, P Jensen, RD Bak… - Future Science …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To identify patterns and characteristics of polypharmacy among elderly residents in
Danish nursing homes in the Northern region of Denmark. Materials & methods: Twenty-five …