The impact of hospitalisation to geriatric wards on the use of medications and potentially inappropriate medications - a health register study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are associated with negative health effects for older adults. The purpose of this study was to apply national register data to investigate the impact of hospitalisation to geriatric wards in Norway on the use of medications and PIMs, and to compare two explicit PIM identification tools.

Methods

We included 715 patients ≥65 years (mean 82.5, SD = 7.8) admitted to Norwegian geriatric wards in 2013 identified from The Norwegian Patient Registry, and collected their medication use from the Norwegian Prescription Database. Medication use before and after hospitalisation was compared and screened for PIMs applying a subset of the European Union (EU)(7)-PIM list and the Norwegian General Practice - Nursing Home (NOR

SUBMITTER: Johansen JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268415 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature