Prevalence of multimorbidity and uptake of guideline-directed medicines for cardiovascular conditions in Australian hospitalised adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Multimorbidity, defined as two or more chronic medical conditions, leads to the use of multiple medicines, including for cardiovascular conditions. This is associated with frailty and an increased risk of medication-related harm. Hospitalised adults have higher rates of multimorbidity and frailty compared with non-hospitalised adults. The aim of this study was to examine the use of medicines for hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation among patients with multimorbidity and frailty, who are generally not well represented in clinical trials.

Design

A cross-sectional study was performed of adults aged ≥45 years with inpatient admissions during an 18-month period. Regular medications prescribed at discharge and coding data were obtained from the

SUBMITTER: Inglis JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911732 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature