Potentially inappropriate medication use as predictors of hospitalization for residents in nursing home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalization of nursing home (NH) residents impose a significant healthcare burden. However, there is still a lack of information regarding the risk of hospitalization from inappropriate prescribing in NH residents. We aimed to estimate the nationwide prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among NH residents using the Korean tool and 2019 Beers criteria and to assess their associations with hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visits.

Methods

We included older adults aged 65 years or above who were admitted to NHs between July 2008 and December 2018 using national senior cohort database. The prevalence of PIM use based on the Korean medication review tool and Beers criteria on the date of admission to NH was estimated. And the adju

SUBMITTER: Chae HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394923 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature