Drug-related problems in community-dwelling primary care patients screened positive for dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older people have a higher risk of drug-related problems (DRPs). However, little is known about the prevalence of DRPs in community-dwelling people who screened positive for dementia. Our study aimed to determine (1) the prevalence and types of DRPs and (2) the socio-demographic and clinical variables associated with DRPs in people screened positive for dementia in primary care.

Methods

The Dementia: life- and person-centered help in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (DelpHi-MV) study is a general practitioner (GP)-based cluster-randomized controlled intervention study to implement and evaluate an innovative concept of collaborative dementia care management in the primary care setting in Germany. Medication reviews of 446 study participants were conducted by pharmacis

SUBMITTER: Wucherer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647675 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature