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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Polypharmacy"”.
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Polypharmacy Issues in Senior Citizens
… that contribute to healthy senior citizens' polypharmacy use. A descriptive survey of healthy seniors (age 65 and up) living in a midwestern retirement center was utilized using a self-report questionnaire. The questionnaire was researcher developed. Content experts reviewed the questionnaire …
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Improving medication adherence in older adults prescribed polypharmacy
… particularly amongst older adults prescribed polypharmacy. However, complex interventions aimed at improving adherence have shown only limited effectiveness. To maximise effectiveness, the Medical Research Council (MRC) supports the use of both evidence and theory in developing interventions. …
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The impact of medication therapy management on polypharmacy in people living with HIV/AIDS
Polypharmacy, defined as the concurrent use of multiple medications simultaneously, is increasingly common in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) due to the use of antiretroviral and non-antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of multiple chronic diseases. Polypharmacy is a growing concern among …
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Polypharmacy in patients with Multiple Sclerosis: effects on fatigue, perceived cognition, and objective cognitive performance
… on a regular basis, also referred to as polypharmacy. In other patient populations, polypharmacy has been associated with fatigue and cognitive dysfunction. However, no study has examined polypharmacy in MS. We explored the association between polypharmacy, fatigue, and cognition in a …
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How does polypharmacy impact on the quality of life of older people in New Zealand?
… to control the severity of the disease. Polypharmacy can lead to the occurrence of adverse outcomes with prolonged usage. In New Zealand, many older people live with multiple diseases and they require multiple medications to control their diseases. Therefore, polypharmacy (using more than …
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The essence of the experience of polypharmacy in the life-world of the community dwelling elder
… counter medications. Most\r\nresearch addressing polypharmacy in the elderly population focuses on the consequences\r\nof polypharmacy, such as medication misadventures, falls, fractures, and death—factors\r\nthat are easily measured and quantified. Few researchers have studied …
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Epidemiology of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in ageing: a complementary analysis of mental and brain health in three datasets
… The use of multiple simultaneous medications (polypharmacy) frequently co-occurs with multimorbidity. Multimorbidity including physical and mental illnesses has been recognised as important and under-studied. It not only poses challenges for patient management but also provides opportunities …
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Cognition, Fatigue, and Health-related Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Exploring the Role of Polypharmacy and Anticholinergic Medication Burden
OBJECTIVE: Recent evidence suggests that polypharmacy, or the daily use of multiple medications, is common among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Some medications have anticholinergic properties that increase risk of adverse effects such as sedation and impaired cognition. No study has …
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Transforming organisational change in polypharmacy management within healthcare in Oman: planning for the development and implementation of a strategic framework.
… thesis, providing a comprehensive overview of polypharmacy management at the patient level as well as the organisational level, with the presentation of organisational change models. It also provides a brief overview regarding global initiatives that address polypharmacy management, such as the …
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A quantitative and qualitative analysis of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults
… increases which gives rise to multimorbidity. Polypharmacy naturally accompanies multimorbidity and has many negative outcomes associated with it. When polypharmacy is prescribed appropriately, it is beneficial for the patient, leading to improved therapeutic outcomes. However, when …
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The prevalence of and factors associated with antipsychotic polypharmacy in patients with serious mental illness: Findings from a cross-sectional study in a low-middle income country
Rationale: Antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) appears to be a common practice worldwide despite treatment guidelines advising against the practice for most patients in view of lack of evidence and possible risk of harm. Our study aimed to address deficiencies in local and international research by …
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Medication in the elderly : an outpatient survey
… and appropriate pharmacotherapy may result in polypharmacy (treatment with multiple drugs). This situation, combined with age-related alterations in the handling of and sensitivity to drugs, predisposes older patients to adverse drug reactions (ADR's). This study was undertaken to assess the …
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Efetividade de intervenções farmacêuticas na omissão de prescrição e desprescrição de medicamentos em pacientes hospitalizados: estudo INFAR
… cardiovascular medication, as well as polypharmacy and promote the deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalised older patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases. Methods: This before‐and‐after study was conducted among patients aged ≥ 60 years (n = 319) at …
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Pharmacotherapy in older people receiving palliative care in hospice settings: prescribing, deprescribing and medicines optimisation
… is common in older patients. Consequently, polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) are prevalent and increase toward the end of life (EOL). One potential solution is deprescribing, a supervised discontinuation of inappropriate medicines. The overall aim of this thesis …
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Delirium in Long Term Care Rehabilitation Residents: A Correlational Retrospective Study
… discharge disposition, medication management (polypharmacy, psychotropic medications duration), presence of dementia, CHART-DEL-derived delirium diagnoses documented delirium symptoms and International Classification of Disease, 10th revision (ICD 10) coded delirium, LOS, Charlson score …
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Implementation of medication reviews in German community pharmacies.
Inappropriate polypharmacy can pose a major risk to individuals' health and thus entail unnecessary costs for health systems. With globally ageing societies, polypharmacy is on the rise. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the national German action plan for medication safety suggest performing …
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Implementing Multifactorial Education Modules with Older Adults: Individualized and Interactive Fall Prevention Education
… key risk factors including home safety hazards, polypharmacy, fear of falling, and strength and balance exercises. Thirty community-dwelling OAs participated in the education modules that were implemented at two senior community sites in Marin County. Participants were screened via Functional …
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Širdies nepakankamumo gydymas oktogeneriniams pacientams /
… patients often have comorbidities that encourage polypharmacy and adverse drug interactions and unwanted side effects of medications that prevent them from starting and effectively continuing the treatment of heart failure. Octogenerian patients are significantly less treated with drug …
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Substance Abuse Among the Elderly: What Works in Treatment
… Keywords: gerontology, substance abuse, aging, polypharmacy, interventions</p>
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Project BOOST and Cardiovascular Disease Readmissions in a Rural Acute Care Facility
… for readmission, such as problem medications, polypharmacy, psychological Issues, and principal diagnoses. Integrating elements from Project BOOST significantly decreased 30-day hospital readmissions. Data from this study revealed a statistically significant reduction in 30-day hospital …
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