Prevalence of polypharmacy in community-dwelling older adults from seven centres in five European countries: a cross-sectional study of DO-HEALTH.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of polypharmacy and characteristics associated with polypharmacy in older adults from seven European cities.

Design

Cross-sectional study of baseline data from DO-HEALTH.

Setting and participants

DO-HEALTH enrolled 2157 community-dwelling adults age 70 and older from seven centres in Europe. Participants were excluded if they had major health problems or Mini-Mental State Examination Score <24 at baseline.

Primary outcome measures

Extensive information on prescription and over-the-counter medications were recorded. Polypharmacy was defined as the concomitant use of five or more medications, excluding vitamins or dietary supplements. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to test the association of sociod

SUBMITTER: de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058693 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature