Evidence of the clinical effectiveness of cognitive pharmaceutical services for aged patients

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 442-449

  Sáez Benito, Loreto ^a,b   Fernandez Llimos, Fernando ^c   Feletto, Eleonora ^b   Gastelurrutia, Miguel Angel ^b   Martinez Martinez, Fernando ^b   Benrimoj, Shalom I ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged patients; Cognitive services; Comparative effectiveness research; Medication review; Medication therapy management; Pharmacists; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED PATIENTS; COGNITIVE SERVICES; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; MEDICATION REVIEW; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACISTS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879858843     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft045     Document Type: Article

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