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Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults in Jordan: Application of the STOPP criteria
Author(s) -
Abu Hammour Khawla,
Abdel jalil Mariam,
AlHabeis Sara,
Abu Hammour Ghayda',
Manaseer Qusai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12855
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , psychological intervention , pediatrics , univariate analysis , descriptive statistics , hospital records , emergency medicine , multivariate analysis , surgery , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , pharmacology
Objectives To measure the prevalence of cases of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) for older patients and to identify the risk factors for identified cases of PIP. Methods STOPP criteria version 2 were used for identifying cases of PIP for older patients (>65 years) who were admitted to a tertiary hospital in Jordan over a period of 18 months. Data were collected by prospectively reviewing the clinical and prescription records of included patients. Descriptive analysis, univariate analysis and multiple linear regression were used to analyse the results. Results Upon admission, during hospitalisation and on discharge, 144, 182 and 156 cases of PIP were identified, respectively. There was a statistically significant association between the number of prescribed medications and cases of PIP during the hospital journey ( P < .05). Conclusion Inappropriate prescribing of medications is highly prevalent among older patients. Application of validated (STOPP) criteria can help to detect and direct development of interventions to prevent PIP occurrence among older patients.