Multimorbidity, optimising treatment and preventing hospital admissions in older people

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Journal of Prescribing PracticeVol. 3, No. 9 News AnalysisMultimorbidity, optimising treatment and preventing hospital admissions in older peopleAysha MendesAysha MendesE-mail Address: [email protected]Freelance journalist specialising in health, psychology and nursingSearch for more papers by this authorAysha MendesPublished Online:8 Sep 2021https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.9.344AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Blum M, Sallevelt B, Spinewine A et al. Optimizing Therapy to Prevent Avoidable Hospital Admissions in Multimorbid Older Adults (OPERAM): cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2021; 374:n1585 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1585 Google ScholarChan M, Nicklason F, Vial JH. Adverse drug events as a cause of hospital admission in the elderly. Intern Med J. 2001;31:199-205. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.14455994.00044.x Google ScholarDalleur O, Boland B, De Groot A et al. Detection of potentially inappropriate prescribing in the very old: cross-sectional analysis of the data from the BELFRAIL observational cohort study. BMC Geriatr. 2015;15:156. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0149-2 Google ScholarLeendertse AJ, Egberts AC, Stoker LJ et al. Frequency of and risk factors for preventable medication-related hospital admissions in the Netherlands. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(17):1890-1896. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2008.3 Google ScholarO'Mahony D, O'Sullivan D, Byrne S et al. STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2. Age Ageing. 2015;44:213-218. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu145 Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 September 2021Volume 3Issue 9ISSN (print): 2631-8385ISSN (online): 2631-8393 Metrics History Published online 8 September 2021 Published in print 2 September 2021 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download