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Parekh, Nikesh (author), Ali, Khalid (author), Davies, John Graham (author), Stevenson, Jennifer M. (author), Banya, Winston (author), Nyangoma, Stephen (author), Schiff, Rebekah (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author), Harchowal, Jatinder (author), Rajkumar, Chakravarthi (author)Objectives To develop and validate a tool to predict the risk of an older adult experiencing medication-related harm (MRH) requiring healthcare use following hospital discharge. Design, setting, participants Multicentre, prospective cohort study recruiting older adults (≥65 years) discharged from five UK teaching hospitals between 2013 and...journal article 2019
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Parekh, Nikesh (author), Ali, Khalid (author), Stevenson, Jennifer M. (author), Davies, J. Graham (author), Schiff, Rebekah (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author), Harchowal, Jatinder (author), Raftery, James (author), Rajkumar, Chakravarthi (author)AIMS: <br/><br/>Polypharmacy is increasingly common in older adults, placing them at risk of medication-related harm (MRH). Patients are particularly vulnerable to problems with their medications in the period following hospital discharge due to medication changes, and poor information transfer between hospital and primary care. The aim of this...journal article 2018