Understanding polypharmacy for people receiving home care services: a scoping review of the evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polypharmacy, defined as the concurrent use of five or more medications, is common amongst older adults receiving home care services. The relationship between home care and polypharmacy may be critical to older people's health, but there is little research on this topic.

Objective

To understand the extent and type of evidence on individuals receiving home care services and experiencing polypharmacy.

Methods

This review followed the Preferred Reporting of Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews. Three databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL) were systematically searched (December 2023) to identify studies with adult participants experiencing polypharmacy and receiving home care.

Results

Twenty-three studies were include

SUBMITTER: Karimi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11837856 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature