SynthesisThe European journal of general practice2017
Prevalence of inappropriate medication use in residential long-term care facilities for the elderly: A systematic review.
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- Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults in Central and Eastern Europe: a systematic review and synthesis without meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of an interprofessional Quality Circle-Deprescribing Module (QC-DeMo) in Swiss nursing homes: a randomised controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2021Trial
- Embedding onsite pharmacists in nursing home practice: qualitative findings from a pilot study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Article
- Design, implementation, and evaluation of web-based medication management application for polypharmacy adolescents: a mixed methods study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Screening criteria of potentially inappropriate medications and associations of exposure timing with incident hospital admissions among older adults in a rural community hospital.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Relationship between support and job satisfaction among nurses working in residential long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2025Article
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- Instruments for Measuring Healthcare Professionals' Medication Safety Competence: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
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- The prevalence and factors associated with potentially inappropriate medications in Chinese older outpatients with heart failure.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- General practitioners' views on inappropriate prescribing for older patients: a qualitative study through focus groups.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Relationship between the number of drugs used during percutaneous coronary intervention and adverse events in patients with chronic coronary syndrome: Analysis of CLIDAS database.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMulti-morbidity and polypharmacy of the elderly population enhances the probability of elderly in residential long-term care facilities experiencing inappropriate medication use.
objectivesThe aim is to systematically review literature to assess the prevalence of inappropriate medication use in residential long-term care facilities for the elderly.
methodsDatabases (MEDLINE, EMBASE) were searched for literature from 2004 to 2016 to identify studies examining inappropriate medication use in residential long-term care facilities for the elderly. Studies were eligible when relying on Beers criteria, STOPP, START, PRISCUS list, ACOVE, BEDNURS or MAI instruments. Inappropriate medication use was defined by the criteria of these seven instruments.
resultsTwenty-one studies met inclusion criteria. Seventeen studies relied on a version of Beers criteria with prevalence ranging between 18.5% and 82.6% (median 46.5%) residents experiencing inappropriate medication use. A smaller range, from 21.3% to 63.0% (median 35.1%), was reported when considering solely the 10 studies that used Beers criteria updated in 2003. Prevalence varied from 23.7% to 79.8% (median 61.1%) in seven studies relying on STOPP. START and ACOVE were relied on in respectively four (prevalence: 30.5-74.0%) and two studies (prevalence: 28.9-58.0%); PRISCUS, BEDNURS and MAI were all used in one study each.
conclusionsBeers criteria of 2003 and STOPP were most frequently used to determine inappropriate medication use in residential long-term care facilities. Prevalence of inappropriate medication use strongly varied, despite similarities in research design and assessment with identical instrument(s).
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