Polypharmacy in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment: results from the SHELTER Study

Davide L. Vetrano, Matteo Tosato, Giuseppe Ferdinando Colloca, Eva Topinkova, Daniela Fialova, Jacob Gindin, Henriëtte G. Van Der Roest, Francesco Landi, Rosa Liperoti, Roberto Bernabei, Graziano Onder

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Abstract

Pharmacological treatment of older adults with cognitive impairment represents a challenge for prescribing physicians, and polypharmacy is common in these complex patients. The aim of the current study is to assess prevalence and factors related to polypharmacy in a sample of nursing home (nursing home) residents with advanced cognitive impairment.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)587-593
Numero di pagine7
RivistaALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA
Volume9
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2013

Keywords

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cognition Disorders
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes
  • Nursing home
  • Older adults
  • Polypharmacy

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