Comparing prevalence and types of potentially inappropriate medications among patient groups in a post-acute and secondary care hospital.

ABSTRACT: Reducing potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is a challenge in post-acute care hospitals. Some PIMs may be associated with patient characteristics and it may be useful to focus on frequent PIMs. This study aimed to identify characteristic features of PIMs by grouping patients as in everyday clinical practice. A retrospective review of medical records was conducted for 541 patients aged 75 years or older in a Japanese post-acute and secondary care hospital. PIMs on admission were identified using the Screening Tool for Older Person's Appropriate Prescriptions for Japanese. The patients were divided into four groups based on their primary disease and reason for hospitalization: post-acute orthopedics, post-acute neurological disorders, post-acute others, and subacute. Approximately

SUBMITTER: Nakashima H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10504332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature