Defining, identifying and addressing problematic polypharmacy within multimorbidity in primary care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Polypharmacy and multimorbidity pose escalating challenges. Despite numerous attempts, interventions have yet to show consistent improvements in health outcomes. A key factor may be varied approaches to targeting patients for intervention.

Objectives

To explore how patients are targeted for intervention by examining the literature with respect to: understanding how polypharmacy is defined; identifying problematic polypharmacy in practice; and addressing problematic polypharmacy through interventions.

Design

We performed a scoping review as defined by the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Setting

The focus was on primary care settings.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Cochrane along with Clinic

SUBMITTER: Tsang JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11129052 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature