Polypharmacy and mobility outcomes Journal Articles

abstract

• Polypharmacy is known to be associated with negative consequences of mobility related conditions such as falls, functional decline and disability. This systematic review highlights the effectiveness of deprescribing interventions on mobility related conditions in older adults in the community dwelling reported taking five or more medications daily.

authors

• Ali, Muhammad Usman
• Sherifali, Diana
• Fitzpatrick-Lewis, Donna
• Kenny, Meghan
• Liu, April
• Lamarche, Larkin
• Mangin, Derelie A
• Raina, Parminder

status

• published 

publication date

• December 2020

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Aged (MeSH)
• Deprescriptions (MeSH)
• Gerontology (Science Metrix)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Inappropriate Prescribing (MeSH)
• Independent Living (MeSH)
• Mobility Limitation (MeSH)
• Multiple Chronic Conditions (MeSH)
• Outcome Assessment, Health Care (MeSH)
• Polypharmacy (MeSH)

published in

• Mechanisms of Ageing and Development  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Chronic disease
• Deprescriptions
• Humans
• Inappropriate Prescribing
• Independent Living
• Mobility
• Mobility Limitation
• Multi-morbidity
• Multiple Chronic Conditions
• Older adults
• Outcome Assessment, Health Care
• Polypharmacy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.mad.2020.111356

PubMed ID

• 32991919

start page

• 111356

end page

• 111356

volume

• 192