Open AccessPolypharmacy and Hospitalization Among Older Home Care Patients
Author(s) -
Joseph H. Flaherty,
H. Mitchell Perry,
G. S. Lynchard,
John E. Morley
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/55.10.m554
Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , medical prescription , test (biology) , chi square test , family medicine , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing , statistics , mathematics , biology , paleontology
One of the major goals of home care is the prevention of hospitalization. The objective of this study was to examine the relation between medication use (number, type, and inappropriateness) and hospitalization among home care patients older than 65 years.
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