Potentially Inappropriate Medication Among People With Dementia in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) among older outpatients (age ≥ 65 years old) with dementia in eight cities in China using the AGS Beers criteria of 2019 and to identify the potential factor increasing the number of PIMs. Methods: A cross-sectional study about PIM in older outpatients with dementia from January 2020 to December 2020 was carried out in eight cities in China, Chengdu, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, and Hangzhou, distributing five major geographical regions in China (east, west, north, south, central). The diagnosis of dementia was based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) to identify. Based on the 2019 AGS Beers criteria, the PIM pr

SUBMITTER: Zhao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9234126 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature