Deprescribing for community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HE Bloomfield, N Greer, AM Linsky, J Bolduc… - Journal of general …, 2020 - Springer
Background Polypharmacy and use of inappropriate medications have been linked to
increased risk of falls, hospitalizations, cognitive impairment, and death. The primary …

Interventions for improving medication‐taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications

AJ Cross, RA Elliott, K Petrie… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Older people taking multiple medications represent a large and growing
proportion of the population. Managing multiple medications can be challenging, and this is …

Does pharmacist‐led medication review help to reduce hospital admissions and deaths in older people? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

R Holland, J Desborough, L Goodyer… - British journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We set out to determine the effects of pharmacist‐led medication review in older people by
means of a systematic review and meta‐analysis covering 11 electronic databases …

Impact of strategies to reduce polypharmacy on clinically relevant endpoints: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

T Johansson, ME Abuzahra, S Keller… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of the present study was to explore the impact of strategies to reduce
polypharmacy on mortality, hospitalization and change in number of drugs. Methods …

Pharmacist services in nursing homes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SWH Lee, VSL Mak, YW Tang - British journal of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Pharmacists have been contributing to the care of residents in nursing homes and play
a significant role in ensuring quality use of medicine. However, the changing role of …

Pharmaceutical care: past, present and future

B Berenguer, C La Casa… - Current …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Since the concept of Pharmaceutical Care was introduced from United States about twenty
years ago, this initiative has become a dominant form of practice for thousands of …

Drug—drug interactions in the elderly

IK Björkman, J Fastbom, IK Schmidt… - Annals of …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To detect the frequency of potential drug—drug interactions (DDIs) in an
outpatient group of elderly people in 6 European countries, as well as to describe …

Measuring health-related quality of life in older patient populations: a review of current approaches

A Hickey, M Barker, H McGee, C O'Boyle - Pharmacoeconomics, 2005 - Springer
The changing demographic profile of the world's population towards old age and evidence
of people living for longer with less time spent in ill health highlight the importance of …

Pharmaceutical care, European developments in concepts, implementation, teaching, and research: a review

JWF van Mil, M Schulz, TFJD Tromp - Pharmacy World and Science, 2004 - Springer
This article discusses the concept of pharmaceutical care especially from the European
perspective. It tries to clarify the current status of pharmaceutical care research and …

Interventions to improve medication adherence in people with multiple chronic conditions: a systematic review

A Williams, E Manias, R Walker - Journal of advanced nursing, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. This paper is a report of a literature review to identify research involving interventions to
improve medication adherence in people with multiple co‐existing chronic conditions. Title …