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Polypharmacy, medication adherence and medication management at home in elderly patients with multiple non-communicable diseases in Thai primary care [PDF]

, 2017
Background . Polypharmacy among elderly patients in primary care settings is a global phenomenon that has not been well examined in Thailand. Objectives .
Viwat Puttawanchai, Pasitpon Vatcharavongvan, Puttawanchai, Viwat, Vatcharavongvan, Pasitpon   +3 more
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polypharmacy-dataset

, 2019
Polypharmacy side-effects ...
Sameh Mohamed (4842612)
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A qualitative exploration of factors contributing to non-guideline adherent antipsychotic polypharmacy

, 2021
Background: Antipsychotic polypharmacy (“polypharmacy”) involves the concurrent prescribing of two or more antipsychotics for managing schizophrenia. It occurs frequently despite there being limited clinical evidence for this practice and an increased ...
Lim, S, Hattingh, L, Chalmers, L, Sunderland, B, Nguyen, ML, Leanne Chalmers, Bruce Sunderland, My Linh Nguyen, Stephen Lim, Laetitia Hattingh   +9 more
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Deprescribing and management of polypharmacy in the elderly

, 2023
reservedBackground. La gestione della polifarmacoterapia e delle problematiche ad essa associate rappresentano un’importante sfida per il personale sanitario. La deprescrizione è una pratica di sospensione dei farmaci che viene messa in atto per ridurre
LOMBARDO, ALESSIA
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Polypharmacy and Excessive Polypharmacy Among Persons Living with Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence and Associated Factors

, 2023
Ghita Zahlan,1 Gwenaelle De Clifford-Faugère,1 Hermine Lore Nguena Nguefack,1 Line Guénette,2,3 M Gabrielle Pagé,4,5 Lucie Blais,6 Anaïs Lacasse1 1Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec,
Zahlan G, Blais L, Guénette L, Pagé MG, De Clifford-Faugère G, Nguena Nguefack HL, Lacasse A   +6 more
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Adherence to polypharmacy - use of multidrug punch cards in primary care [PDF]

, 2015
Adherence is defined as ‘the extent to which a person’s behavior – taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with agreed recommendations from a health care provider’.
Böni, Fabienne
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Prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy in cardiovascular patients attending outpatient clinic in Ethiopia University Hospital.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:While there are advances in medicine and pharmaceutical care, the burden of medication use has also grown with polypharmacy. In this regard, cardiovascular patients are subjected to polypharmacy for a longer period. OBJECTIVE:The present study
Yonas Getaye Tefera, Mekuriaw Alemayehu, Gashaw Binega Mekonnen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy and associated factors in South Korean elderly patients with dementia: An analysis using National Health Insurance claims data.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundDementia is accompanied by several symptoms, including cognitive function decline, as well as behavioral and psychological symptoms. Elderly patients with dementia often experience polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple medications, due ...
Hea-Lim Kim, Hye-Jae Lee
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Variation of polypharmacy in older primary care attenders occurs at prescriber level

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Polypharmacy is particularly important in older persons as they are more likely to experience adverse events compared to the rest of the population.
Su Miin Ong, Yvonne Mei Fong Lim, Sheamini Sivasampu, Ee Ming Khoo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source