Factors associated with potentially inappropriate medication use in community-dwelling older adults in the United States: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in older adults is a prevalent problem associated with poor health outcomes. Understanding drivers of PIM use is essential for targeting interventions. This study systematically reviews the literature about the patient, clinician and environmental/system factors associated with PIM use in community-dwelling older adults in the United States.

Methods

PRISMA guidelines were followed when completing this review. PubMed and EMBASE were queried from January 2006 to September 2017. Our search was limited to English-language studies conducted in the United States that assessed factors associated with PIM use in adults ≥65 years who were community-dwelling. Two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts. Reviewers ab

SUBMITTER: Nothelle SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938818 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature