Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria
Xiaolin Zhang,1,* Shuang Zhou,2,* Kunming Pan,2 Xinran Li,2 Xia Zhao,2 Ying Zhou,2 Yimin Cui,2 Xinmin Liu1 1Department of Geriatrics, 2Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China *These authors contributed equally to this work Aim: Polypharmacy and p...
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| description | Xiaolin Zhang,1,* Shuang Zhou,2,* Kunming Pan,2 Xinran Li,2 Xia Zhao,2 Ying Zhou,2 Yimin Cui,2 Xinmin Liu1 1Department of Geriatrics, 2Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China *These authors contributed equally to this work Aim: Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prominent prescribing issues in elderly patients. The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of PIMs identified by the Beers 2015 and 2012 criteria in older patients in China and identify the correlates of PIMs.Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at Peking University First Hospital. The Beers 2015 and 2012 criteria were applied to evaluate PIMs among hospitalized patients. The associations between PIM use and independent variables were analyzed by logistic regression. The differences between PIM use according to Beers 2012 and 2015 criteria were calculated using chi-squared and kappa tests.Results: A total of 456 patients were analyzed; 244 (53.5%) and 204 (44.7%) patients had at least one PIM identified by the Beers 2015 and 2012 criteria, respectively. The most frequent PIMs were proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), benzodiazepines, and benzodiazepine receptor agonists according to the Beers 2015 criteria. PIMs identified by the Beers 2015 criteria were associated with excessive polypharmacy (OR 1.864, 95% CI 1.210–2.871), a Barthel index ≤60 (OR 1.935, 95% CI 1.056–3.546), and the length of stay (OR 1.066, 95% CI 1.037–1.097). PIM use increased significantly between two criteria (chi-squared test, P<0.001), but good accordance was found between the previous and updated criteria (kappa test 0.782, P<0.001).Conclusion: Our study showed a high prevalence of PIM use in China, which was associated with various correlates. The Beers 2015 criteria detected significantly more PIMs than the 2012 criteria due to the inclusion of PPIs. Keywords: Beers criteria, inappropriate prescription, polypharmacy |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f676b98ef84240a1856188098cf197ef2022-12-21T23:38:43ZengDove Medical PressClinical Interventions in Aging1178-19982017-10-01Volume 121697170335143Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteriaZhang XZhou SPan KLi XZhao XZhou YCui YLiu XXiaolin Zhang,1,* Shuang Zhou,2,* Kunming Pan,2 Xinran Li,2 Xia Zhao,2 Ying Zhou,2 Yimin Cui,2 Xinmin Liu1 1Department of Geriatrics, 2Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China *These authors contributed equally to this work Aim: Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prominent prescribing issues in elderly patients. The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of PIMs identified by the Beers 2015 and 2012 criteria in older patients in China and identify the correlates of PIMs.Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at Peking University First Hospital. The Beers 2015 and 2012 criteria were applied to evaluate PIMs among hospitalized patients. The associations between PIM use and independent variables were analyzed by logistic regression. The differences between PIM use according to Beers 2012 and 2015 criteria were calculated using chi-squared and kappa tests.Results: A total of 456 patients were analyzed; 244 (53.5%) and 204 (44.7%) patients had at least one PIM identified by the Beers 2015 and 2012 criteria, respectively. The most frequent PIMs were proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), benzodiazepines, and benzodiazepine receptor agonists according to the Beers 2015 criteria. PIMs identified by the Beers 2015 criteria were associated with excessive polypharmacy (OR 1.864, 95% CI 1.210–2.871), a Barthel index ≤60 (OR 1.935, 95% CI 1.056–3.546), and the length of stay (OR 1.066, 95% CI 1.037–1.097). PIM use increased significantly between two criteria (chi-squared test, P<0.001), but good accordance was found between the previous and updated criteria (kappa test 0.782, P<0.001).Conclusion: Our study showed a high prevalence of PIM use in China, which was associated with various correlates. The Beers 2015 criteria detected significantly more PIMs than the 2012 criteria due to the inclusion of PPIs. Keywords: Beers criteria, inappropriate prescription, polypharmacyhttps://www.dovepress.com/potentially-inappropriate-medications-in-hospitalized-older-patients-a-peer-reviewed-article-CIABeers criteriaInappropriate prescriptionPolypharmacy |
| spellingShingle | Zhang X Zhou S Pan K Li X Zhao X Zhou Y Cui Y Liu X Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria Clinical Interventions in Aging Beers criteria Inappropriate prescription Polypharmacy |
| title | Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria |
| title_full | Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria |
| title_fullStr | Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria |
| title_short | Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria |
| title_sort | potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients a cross sectional study using the beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria |
| topic | Beers criteria Inappropriate prescription Polypharmacy |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/potentially-inappropriate-medications-in-hospitalized-older-patients-a-peer-reviewed-article-CIA |
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