Jennifer M. Stevenson
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Background: Medication-related harm (MRH) is an escalating global challenge especially among older adults. The period following hospital discharge carries high-risk for MRH due to medication discrepancies, limited patient/carer education and support, and poor communication bet ...
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Current evidence on the impact of medication optimization or pharmacological interventions on frailty or aspects of frailty: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, (2021), 77, 1, (1-12), 10.1007/s00228-020-02951-8)
The article Current evidence on the impact of medication optimization or pharmacological interventions on frailty or aspects of frailty: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, written by Farhad Pazan, Mirko Petrovic, Antonio Cherubini, Graziano Onder, Alfonso J. ...
Current evidence on the impact of medication optimization or pharmacological interventions on frailty or aspects of frailty
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Background: Frailty and adverse drug effects are linked in the fact that polypharmacy is correlated with the severity of frailty; however, a causal relation has not been proven in older people with clinically manifest frailty. Methods: A literature search was performed in Medl ...
Medication-related harm in older adults following hospital discharge
Development and validation of a prediction tool
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 ye ...