Open AccessPotentially inappropriate prescribing in older residents in Irish nursing homes
Author(s) -
Cristín Ryan,
Don O’Mahony,
Julia Kennedy,
Peter Weedle,
Elizabeth Cottrell,
M. Heffernan,
Brian O’Mahony,
Stephen Byrne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs068
Subject(s) - medicine , irish , nursing homes , nursing , gerontology , family medicine , philosophy , linguistics
STOPP/START was formulated to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in older people. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of PIP and PPO in older Irish patients in residential care using STOPP/START.
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