Prevalence and predictors of medication-related emergency department visit in older adults: A multicenter study linking national claim database and hospital medical records.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Older adults are more likely to experience drug-related problems (DRP), which could lead to medication-related emergency department visits (MRED). To properly evaluate MRED, the entire history of drug use should be evaluated in a structured manner. However, limited studies have identified MRED with complete prescription records. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of MRED among community-dwelling older patients by linking national claims data and electronic medical records using a standardized medication related admission identification method. Methods: We included older patients who visited the emergency departments of four participating hospitals in 2019. Among the 54,034 emergency department (ED) visitors, we randomly selected 6,000 patients an

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9614024 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature