The use of potentially inappropriate medications and changes in quality of life among older nursing home residents

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages 201-207

  Al Aqqad, Sana' M H ^a   Chen, Li Li ^a   Shafie, Asrul Akmal ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi ^a   Tangiisuran, Balamurugan ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health related quality of life; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY; HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; PATIENT SAFETY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84893671393     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S52356     Document Type: Article

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