Interdisciplinary Geriatric and Psychiatric Care Reduces Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in the Hospital: Interventional Study in 150 Acutely Ill Elderly Patients with Mental and Somatic Comorbid Conditions

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 406.e1-406.e7

  Lang, Pierre Olivier ^a,b   Vogt Ferrier, Nicole ^a   Hasso, Yasmine ^a   Le Saint, Laurent ^c   Dramé, Moustapha ^b   Zekry, Dina ^a   Huber, Philippe ^a   Chamot, Christian ^a   Gattelet, Pierre ^a   Prudent, Max ^b   Gold, Gabriel ^a   Michel, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b et Réadaptation des Sujets Fragiles)   (France)

^c Luxembourg Hospital   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Dementia; Inappropriate prescription; Mental comorbidities; Omission of prescription; Prevention study; STOPP START

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; METFORMIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; VITAMIN D; WARFARIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANEMIA; ANKLE EDEMA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSTIPATION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING DISORDER; EVALUATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; ILEUS; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARKINSONISM; PEPTIC ULCER; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; POLYARTHRITIS; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIST; STROKE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 84858420647     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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