Potentially inappropriate drug use among hospitalised older adults: Results from the CRIME study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 767-773

  Tosato, Matteo ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a   Martone, Anna Maria ^a   Cherubini, Antonio ^b   Corsonello, Andrea ^b   Volpato, Stefano ^c   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Onder, Graziano ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Disability; In hospital; Inappropriate drug use; Older adults; Older people

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEERS CRITERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE DRUG USE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOPP CRITERIA; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; ITALY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INPATIENTS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84911440157     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu029     Document Type: Article

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