FORTA Score and Negative Outcomes in Older Adults: Insights from Italian Internal Medicine Wards.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed to assess the relationship between the Fit fOR The Aged (FORTA) score - a classification system designed to evaluate medication appropriateness in older adults - and several negative outcomes, including impaired cognitive performance, functional status, adverse clinical events, and all-cause mortality at 3, 6, and 12 months after hospital discharge.

Methods

This retrospective study utilized data from the ELICADHE cohort, a cluster-randomized trial conducted across 20 Italian internal medicine and geriatric wards. The study included patients aged 75 and older with complete FORTA score assessments. Demographics, medication history, and comorbidities were collected. The FORTA classification system assessed medication appropriateness. FORTA scores were

SUBMITTER: Azab M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805544 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature