ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Polypharmacy in Polish Older Adult Population-A Cross-Sectional Study: Results of the PolSenior Project.
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- Are there socioeconomic inequalities in polypharmacy among older people? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Polypharmacy in Older Patients with Multimorbidity: The Agreement Between Patient and General Practitioner-Reported Drugs Observed in a Pilot cRCT.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- A Narrative Review of Medication Optimisation in Older Adults with Polypharmacy: From Structured Medication Review to AI-Enabled Medication Safety.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Depression, Functional Dependence, and Oral Health: Evidence from a Clinical Study of Older Spanish Adults.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patterns of Healthcare Use and Disease Burden Among Older Adults in Poland: A Large-Scale Retrospective Study of Primary Care Utilization.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Polypharmacy among older adults in Brazil: Association with sociodemographic factors and access to health services.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Polypharmacy is a challenging issue in geriatrics. The aim of the study was to characterize correlates of polypharmacy in the PolSenior project. The PolSenior project, was a comprehensive survey in a large and longitudinal representative sample of thePolish older population. The project was conducted by the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw between 2008 and 2011. All medications consumed during the week preceding the survey were evaluated for each participant (n = 4793, including 2314 females (48.3%)). Thereafter, the percentage of those with polypharmacy (at least 5 medications) and excessive polypharmacy (at least 10 medications) was calculated, and their correlates were determined. The average number of medications used by participants was 5.1 ± 3.6, and was higher in females than in males (5.5 ± 3.5 vs. 4.8 ± 3.5;
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