Potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions and risk of hospitalization among older, Italian, nursing home residents: the ULISSE project

C Ruggiero; G Dell'Aquila; B Gasperini; Graziano Onder; F Lattanzio; S Volpato; A Corsonello; C Maraldi; Roberto Bernabei; A. Cherubini

doi:10.2165/11538240-000000000-00000

Potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions and risk of hospitalization among older, Italian, nursing home residents: the ULISSE project

C Ruggiero
, G Dell'Aquila
, B Gasperini
, Graziano Onder
, F Lattanzio
, S Volpato
, A Corsonello
, C Maraldi
, Roberto Bernabei
, A. Cherubini

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Abstract

Potentially inappropriate medications in older patients increase the risk of adverse drug events, which are an important cause of hospital admission and death among hospitalized patients. Little information is available about the prevalence of potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions (PIDPs) and the related health adverse outcomes among nursing home (NH) residents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	747-758
Number of pages	12
Journal	DRUGS & AGING
Volume	27
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2165/11538240-000000000-00000
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

80 and over
Aged
Drug Prescriptions
Drug Therapy
Drug Utilization
Geriatric Assessment
Homes for the Aged
Hospitalization
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing
Italy
Medication Errors
Nursing Homes
Polypharmacy
Risk Factors

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Ruggiero, C., Dell'Aquila, G., Gasperini, B., Onder, G., Lattanzio, F., Volpato, S., Corsonello, A., Maraldi, C., Bernabei, R., & Cherubini, A. (2010). Potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions and risk of hospitalization among older, Italian, nursing home residents: the ULISSE project. DRUGS & AGING, 27(9), 747-758. https://doi.org/10.2165/11538240-000000000-00000

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