Over- and under-prescribing, and their association with functional disability in older patients at risk of further decline in Germany – a cross-sectional survey conducted as part of a randomised comparative effectiveness trial

Over- and under-prescribing, and their association with functional disability in older patients at risk of further decline in Germany – a cross-sectional survey conducted as part of a randomised comparative effectiveness trial

Abstract Background Older patients at risk of functional decline are frequently affected by polypharmacy. This is associated with a further loss of independence. However, a relationship between functional disability and medications, such as ‘Potentially Inappropriate Medications’ (PIMs) and ‘Potenti...

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Main Authors: Claudia Salm, Julia Sauer, Nadine Binder, Aline Pfefferle, Mario Sofroniou, Gloria Metzner, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Andy Maun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
inappropriate prescribing
potentially inappropriate medications
potential prescribing omissions
polypharmacy
multimorbidity
functional disability
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03242-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03242-w

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