Polypharmacy and health outcomes among older adults discharged from hospital: Results from the CRIME study

Federica Sganga; Francesco Landi; Carmelinda Ruggiero; Andrea Corsonello; Davide L. Vetrano; Fabrizia Lattanzio; Antonio Cherubini; Roberto Bernabei; Graziano Onder

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Polypharmacy and health outcomes among older adults discharged from hospital: Results from the CRIME study

Federica Sganga, Francesco Landi, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Andrea Corsonello, Davide L. Vetrano, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Antonio Cherubini, Roberto Bernabei, Graziano Onder

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Aim: To investigate if older adults using multiple drugs have an increased risk of rehospitalization and mortality after hospital discharge. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study carried out in acute care hospitals. The primary outcomes of the study were rehospitalization and mortality within 1year after discharge from acute care hospitals. The study population was categorized in two groups according to the number of drugs prescribed at hospital discharge: no polypharmacy (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141-146
Number of pages	6
Journal	Geriatrics and Gerontology International
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12241
Publication status	Published - Feb 1 2015

Keywords

Hospitalization
Mortality
Older adults
Polypharmacy

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Geriatrics and Gerontology
Gerontology
Health(social science)
Medicine(all)

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Polypharmacy and health outcomes among older adults discharged from hospital : Results from the CRIME study. / Sganga, Federica; Landi, Francesco; Ruggiero, Carmelinda; Corsonello, Andrea; Vetrano, Davide L.; Lattanzio, Fabrizia ; Cherubini, Antonio; Bernabei, Roberto; Onder, Graziano.

In: Geriatrics and Gerontology International, Vol. 15, No. 2, 01.02.2015, p. 141-146.

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Sganga, Federica ; Landi, Francesco ; Ruggiero, Carmelinda ; Corsonello, Andrea ; Vetrano, Davide L. ; Lattanzio, Fabrizia ; Cherubini, Antonio ; Bernabei, Roberto ; Onder, Graziano. / Polypharmacy and health outcomes among older adults discharged from hospital : Results from the CRIME study. In: Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 2015 ; Vol. 15, No. 2. pp. 141-146.

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