Open AccessPrevalence of potentially inappropriate medication and its correlates in elderly hospitalized patients: A cross-sectional study based on Beers criteria
Author(s) -
Rishabh Sharma,
Parveen Bansal,
Ravinder Garg,
Ravi Ranjan,
Rakesh Kumar,
Manit Arora
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_175_20
Subject(s) - medicine , beers criteria , medical prescription , cross sectional study , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , health care , odds , multivariate analysis , pediatrics , emergency medicine , pathology , economics , pharmacology , economic growth
The increase in the prescription of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) in older adults with significant health consequences is a global concern. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of PIM prescription in older adults as identified by Beers criteria 2015 and 2019.