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| العنوان: |
Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications use among older adults and risk factors using the 2015 American Geriatrics Society Beers criteria. |
| المؤلفون: |
Alhawassi, Tariq M., Alatawi, Wafa, Alwhaibi, Monira |
| المصدر: |
BMC Geriatrics; 5/29/2019, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p, 6 Charts |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
OLDER people, DRUG utilization, DISEASE risk factors, GASTROINTESTINAL agents, GERIATRICS |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
SAUDI Arabia |
| الشركة/الكيان: |
AMERICAN Geriatrics Society |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Older patients are commonly prescribed multiple medications therefore; medication misadventures are common and expected among older patients. The use of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) further contributes to this risk. Therefore, this study aimed to examine PIMs use among older patients using the 2015 Beers criteria.Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study using electronic medical records data from a large tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia was conducted. Older adult patient's (age ≥ 65 years) who were treated in the ambulatory care setting were included. PIMs use was defined using the 2015 Beers criteria. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to describe and identify potential predictors of PIMs use. All statistical analyses were carried out using the Statistical Analysis Software version 9.2 (SAS® 9.2).Results: This study included 4073 older adults with a mean age of 72.6 (± 6.2) years. The majority of the study population was female (56.8%). The Prevalence of PIMs to be avoided among older adults was 57.6% where 39.9% of the older adults population were prescribed one PIMs, 14.5% two PIMs, and 3.3% were on three or more PIMs. The most commonly prescribed PIMs were gastrointestinal agents (35.6%) and endocrine agents (34.3%). The prevalence of PIMs to be used with caution was 37.5%. Polypharmacy and existence of certain chronic comorbidities were associated with high risk of PIMs use among older patients.Conclusions: Given high prevalence of PIMs occurrence among this population, future research on strategies and interventions rationing PIMs use in the geriatric population are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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