Potentially Inappropriate Medications by Beers Criteria in Older Outpatients: Prevalence and Risk Factors / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
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: 329-333, 2016.
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Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-137677
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Prescription of inappropriate medicine to elderly patients is a major public health care concern. The Beers criteria have been commonly employed as a screening tool to identify the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). The present study investigated the prevalence of PIM use according to the Beers criteria as well as factors related to PIM use.METHODS:
Data obtained from a retrospective survey included 25,810 outpatients aged ≥65 years from a university medical center in Seoul, Korea. PIMs were defined using the Beers criteria. Factors associated with PIM use were evaluated using multiple regression analysis.RESULTS:
Of all participants, 7,132 (27.6%) were prescribed at least one PIM. The most commonly prescribed PIMs were alprazolam (11.2%), clonazepam (10.8%), zolpidem (8.7%), quetiapine (8.4%), and hydroxyzine (5.4%). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, having five or more prescription medicines (odds ratio [OR], 11.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 9.38 to 13.66) and five or more prescribing doctors (OR, 4.40; 95% CI, 3.59 to 5.39) were strongly associated with PIM. In a likelihood ratio test for trend, an increasing number of medications and prescribing doctors were both significantly associated with PIM.CONCLUSION:
At a university medical center, the number of medications and the number of prescribing doctors was associated with PIM in older outpatients.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Patients en consultation externe
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Bière
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Alprazolam
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Modèles logistiques
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Dépistage de masse
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Santé publique
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Prévalence
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Études rétrospectives
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Facteurs de risque
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Clonazépam
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude de prévalence
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
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Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Adulte très âgé
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Année:
2016
Type:
Article
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