Ten-year trends in adverse drug reaction-related hospitalizations among people with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Trends in the incidence of adverse drug reaction (ADR)-related hospitalizations have been studied in the general population, but not specifically in people with dementia. This study aimed to investigate trends in the incidence of ADR-related hospitalizations among people with dementia, and identify the most commonly implicated drugs and diagnoses in these admissions.

Methods

This study utilized the administrative data of all adults admitted to the four major public hospitals of Tasmania, Australia, with a primary or secondary diagnosis of dementia from July 2010 to December 2019. ADR-related hospitalizations were identified by using diagnosis-based and external cause codes. The Cochran-Armitage test was used to examine trends in the incidence of ADR-related hospitalizati

SUBMITTER: Zaidi AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8918755 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature