Drug treatment in the elderly: An intervention in primary care to enhance prescription quality and quality of life

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Olsson, Inger Nordin ^a   Runnamo, Rebecka ^a,b   Engfeldt, Peter ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; inappropriate prescribing; patient participation; polypharmacy; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84857244458     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2011.629149     Document Type: Review

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