Older adults with advanced cognitive impairment have a limited life expectancy and the use of multiple drugs is of questionable benefit in this population. The aim of the present study was to assess if, in a sample of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced cognitive impairment, the effect of polypharmacy on mortality differs depending on estimated life expectancy.
Onder, G., Liperoti, R., Foebel, A., Fialova, D., Topinkova, E., Van Der Roest, H., Gindin, J., Cruz Jentoft, A., Fini, M., Gambassi, G., Bernabei, R., Polypharmacy and mortality among nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment: results from the SHELTER study, <<JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION>>, 2013; 14 (6): 450.e7-450.e7-12. [doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2013.03.014] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/51551]
Polypharmacy and mortality among nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment: results from the SHELTER study
Onder, Graziano;Liperoti, Rosa;Gambassi, Giovanni;Bernabei, Roberto
2013
Abstract
Older adults with advanced cognitive impairment have a limited life expectancy and the use of multiple drugs is of questionable benefit in this population. The aim of the present study was to assess if, in a sample of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced cognitive impairment, the effect of polypharmacy on mortality differs depending on estimated life expectancy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.