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Burden and bother
Author(s) -
Sallis James A.,
Wagner Tasma J.,
May Frank W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy practice and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2055-2335
pISSN - 1445-937X
DOI - 10.1002/jppr.1326
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , medicine , anticholinergic , pharmacy , older people , deprescribing , aged care , nursing , family medicine , intensive care medicine , gerontology
As polypharmacy continues to be a key issue for pharmacy in the care of older people, understanding an older person‘s perceived bother from medication‐related side effects is important for informed clinical decision making. In a small study of hospitalised people over 65, perceived ‘bother’ from anticholinergic side‐effects did not appear to be correlated with differing degrees of exposure in the week prior to admission.