Rates, variability, and associated factors of polypharmacy in nursing home patients

References

• HovstadiusBPeterssonGFactors leading to excessive polypharmacyClin Geriatr Med20122815917222500536
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ShahBMHajjarERPolypharmacy, adverse drug reactions, and geriatric syndromesClin Geriatr Med201228217318622500537
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FultonMMAllenERPolypharmacy in the elderly: a literature reviewJ Am Acad Nurse Pract200517412313215819637
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• ViktilKKBlixHSMogerTAReikvamAPolypharmacy as commonly defined is an indicator of limited value in the assessment of drug-related problemsBr J Clin Pharmacol200763218719516939529
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HaiderSIJohnellKThorslundMFastbomJAnalysis of the association between polypharmacy and socioeconomic position among elderly aged ≥77 years in SwedenClin Ther200830241942718343279
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JyrkkäJEnlundHKorhonenMJSulkavaRHartikainenSPolypharmacy status as an indicator of mortality in an elderly populationDrugs Aging200926121039104819929031
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KongkaewCNoycePRAshcroftDMHospital admissions associated with adverse drug reactions: a systematic review of prospective observational studiesAnn Pharmacother20084271017102518594048
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HajjarERCafieroACHanlonJTPolypharmacy in elderly patientsAm J Geriatr Pharmacother20075434535118179993
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• ColleyCALucasLMPolypharmacy: the cure becomes the diseaseJ Gen Intern Med1993852782838505690
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MansurNWeissABelooseskyYIs there an association between inappropriate prescription drug use and adherence in discharged elderly patients?Ann Pharmacother200943217718419193583
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• SteinmanMALandefeldCSRosenthalGEBerthenthalDSeenSKaboliPJPolypharmacy and prescribing quality in older peopleJ Am Geriatr Soc200654101516152317038068
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AparasuRRMortJRInappropriate prescribing for the elderly: beers criteria-based reviewAnn Pharmacother200034333834610917382
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• TamuraBKBellCLInabaMMasakiKHOutcomes of polypharmacy in nursing home residentsClin Geriatr Med201228221723622500540
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KaufmanDWKellyJPRosenbergLAndersonTEMitchellAARecent patterns of medication use in the ambulatory adult population of the United States: the Slone surveyJAMA2002287333734411790213
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FialováDTopinkováEGambassiGPotentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in EuropeJAMA2005293111348135815769968
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DwyerLLHanBWoodwellDARechtsteinerEAPolypharmacy in nursing home residents in the United States: results of the 2004 National Nursing Home SurveyAm J Geriatr Pharmacother201081637220226393
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BronskillSEGillSSPatersonJMBellCmAndersonGMRochonPAExploring variation in rates of polypharmacy across long term care homesJ Am Med Dir Assoc2012133309. e15e2121839687
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ramage-MorinPLMedication use among senior CanadiansHealth Rep2009201374419388367
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• OnderGLiperotiRFialovaDPolypharmacy in nursing home in Europe: results from the SHELTER studyJ Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci201267669870422219520
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MamunKLienCTGoh-TanCYAngWSPolypharmacy and inappropriate medication use in Singapore nursing homesAnn Acad Med Singapore2004331495215008562
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FinkersFMaringJGBoersmaFTaxisKA study of medication reviews to identify drug-related problems of polypharmacy patients in the Dutch nursing home settingJ Clin Pharm Ther200732546947617875113
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CharlsonMEPompeiPAlesKLMacKenzieCRA new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validationJ Chronic Dis19874053733833558716
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• ElseviersMMVander SticheleRRVan BortelLDrug utilization in Belgian nursing homes: impact of residents’ and institutional characteristicsPharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf201019101041104820564427
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• NygaardHANaikMRuthsSStraandJNursing-home residents and their drug use: a comparison between mentally intact and mentally impaired residents. The Bergen district nursing home (BEDNURS) studyEur J Clin Pharmacol2003595–646346912920492
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GarfinkelDZur-GilSBen-IsraelJThe war against polypharmacy: a new cost-effective geriatric-palliative approach for improving drug therapy in disabled elderly peopleIsr Med Assoc J20079643043417642388
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GarfinkelDManginDFeasibility study of a systematic approach for discontinuation of multiple medications in older adults: addressing polypharmacyArch Intern Med2010170181648165420937924
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• TjiaJRothmanMRKielyDKDaily medication use in nursing home residents with advanced dementiaJ Am Geriatr Soc201058588088820406320
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BergmanAOlssonJCarlstenAWaernMFastbomJEvaluation of the quality of drug therapy among elderly patients in nursing homesScand J Prim Health Care200725191417354153
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• TamuraBKBellCLInabaMMasakiKHFactors associated with polypharmacy in nursing home residentsClin Geriatr Med201228219921622500539
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PartridgeJSHarariDDhesiJKFrailty in the older surgical patient: a reviewAge Ageing20124214214722345294
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GnjidicDHilmerSNBlythFMPolypharmacy cutoff and outcomes: five or more medicines were used to identify community– dwelling older men at risk of different adverse outcomesJ Clin Epidemiol201265998999522742913
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GnjidicDHilmerSNBlythFMHigh-risk prescribing and incidence of frailty among older community-dwelling menClin Pharmacol Ther201291352152822297385
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DeyoRACherkinDCCiolMAAdapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative databasesJ Clin Epidemiol19924566136191607900
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar