ArticleFuture science OA2020
Patterns and characteristics of polypharmacy among elderly residents in Danish nursing homes.
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- Prevalence and Duration of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Among US Nursing Home Residents, 2018-2020.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Employing bibliometrics and natural language processing (NLP) to analyse real-world applications of adverse drug reaction.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing of benzodiazepines in older nursing home residents.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Designing an Intervention to Improve Medication Safety for Nursing Home Residents Based on Experiential Knowledge Related to Patient Safety Culture at the Nursing Home Front Line: Cocreative Process Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Socio-demographic differences in polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate drug use among older people with different care needs and in care settings in Stockholm, Sweden.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Drug-Related Problems and Polypharmacy in Nursing Home Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Prevalence and Severity of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis with and without Polypharmacy.Pharmaceutics · 2022Article
- Polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions among Greenland's care home residents.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimTo identify patterns and characteristics of polypharmacy among elderly residents in Danish nursing homes in the Northern region of Denmark. MATERIALS &
methodsTwenty-five nursing homes were contacted, where each supplied 20 randomly selected anonymized residents' information. Residents were 65 years or older, concurrently taking five or more medications. Drug-drug interactions and potential adverse effects were investigated.
resultsOne hundred residents (68% females; 32% males) were included. The most prevalent co-morbid condition was cardiovascular disease, and the most prevalent medications were for gastrointestinal- and metabolism-related conditions. Age influenced the number of drugs (p = 0.013) and drug-drug interactions per resident (p = 0.039), with a positive correlation.
conclusionElderly residents of the studied nursing homes were potentially affected by an inappropriate polypharmacy.
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