Comparative analysis of potentially inappropriate medication use in long-term care facility residents and community-dwelling elders: A matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT: As the population of the elderly in long-term care facilities has grown, the number of users of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is also increasing. With this study, we aimed to investigate the pattern of PIM usage and related factors among the elderly receiving long-term care services. Using the South Korean National Health Insurance Service Elderly Cohort Database, we conducted a retrospective matched cohort study. Elderly residents (n = 1980) in long-term care facilities in 2013 were selected and matched 1:1 with elderly persons living in the community applying propensity score method. The matching variables were sex, age, health insurance type, long-term care grade, Charlson's Comorbidity Index score, presence of dementia, cerebrovascular disease, or Parkinson's disease, and

SUBMITTER: Lee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9750672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature