High-risk medication use among older adults with cognitive impairment living alone in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than one-fourth of older adults with cognitive impairment (CI) live alone; these individuals often lack support for medication management and face a high risk of adverse drug events. We characterized the frequency and types of high-risk medications used by older adults with CI living alone and, for context, compared patterns with those in older adults with CI living with others.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) data and Medicare claims (2015-2017). We ascertained cognitive status from NHATS and medication use with Part D claims. We compared high-risk medication use (those with adverse cognitive effects or low tolerance for misuse) among older adults with CI living alone versus living with others using

SUBMITTER: Growdon ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11637944 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature