Prescribing medications of questionable benefit prior to death: a retrospective study on older nursing home residents with and without dementia in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We studied the prevalence of medications of questionable benefit in the last 6 months of life among older nursing home residents with and without dementia in Germany.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted on claims data from 67,328 deceased nursing home residents aged 65+ years who were admitted between 2010 and 2014. We analyzed prescription regimens of medications of questionable benefit in the 180-91-day period and the 90-day period prior to death for residents with dementia (n = 29,052) and without dementia (n = 38,276). Factors associated with new prescriptions of medications of questionable benefit prior to death were analyzed using logistic regression models among all nursing home residents and stratified by dementia.

Results

A higher propo

SUBMITTER: Rausch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7239800 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature