Journal article
Polypharmacy and medicine regimens in older adults in residential aged care
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe medicines regimens used by older people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study presents baseline data from a randomised controlled trial in seventeen Australian RACFs that recruited residents aged 65 years and older at the participating facilities. The main outcome measures were to evaluation of medicines utilisation, including the number of medicines, …
Authors
Page AT; Potter K; Naganathan V; Hilmer S; McLachlan AJ; Lindley RI; Coman T; Mangin D; Etherton-Beer C
Journal
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 105, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.archger.2022.104849
ISSN
0167-4943