Association of potentially inappropriate medications with outcomes of inpatient geriatric rehabilitation
Bachmann, M.; Kool, J.; Oesch, P.; Weber, M.; Bachmann, S. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2017 · Heft 10 · S. 813 bis 820
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IntroductionThe proportion of older people in western countries is increasing. Higher age is associated with multimorbidity, which is a widespread medical problem often leading to polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk of prescription of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM). This study investigated whether PIM have an association with rehabilitation outcomes of an inpatient geriatric rehabilitation in Switzerland. The use of PIM is often found in a population of older persons [7, 16], and may include medications that are not indicated, which are not correctly prescribed, or which…
