Optimisation of medications used in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frail older adults living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) usually experience comorbidities and are frequently prescribed multiple medications. This increases the potential risk of inappropriate prescribing and its negative consequences. Thus, optimising prescribed medications in RACFs is a challenge for healthcare providers.

Objective

Our aim was to systematically review interventions that increase the appropriateness of medications used in RACFs and the outcomes of these interventions.

Methods

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials (RCTs) and cluster randomised control trials (cRCTs) were performed by searching specified databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, Google scholar, PsycINFO) for publications from inception to May 2019 b

SUBMITTER: Almutairi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7346508 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature