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dc.contributor.authorHalvorsen, Kjell H.
dc.contributor.authorKucukcelik, Sinan
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Beate Hennie
dc.contributor.authorSvendsen, Kristian
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-11T07:39:56Z
dc.date.available2019-03-11T07:39:56Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-05
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Background</i>: Nursing home residents often have several conditions that necessitate the use of multiple medicines. This study investigates the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and its associations with sex, age, number of medicines, and study location (rural/urban).</p> <p><i>Methods:</i> A cross-sectional study of long-term care residents from six nursing homes. Data was collected from medical records. We identified PIMs by applying the NORGEP-NH criteria. We conducted a Poisson regression analysis to investigate the association between the number of PIMs and sex, age, number of medicines, and study location.</p> <p><i>Results</i>: We included 103 (18.4%) of 559 residents (68.0% women; mean age 83.2 years, mean number of daily used medicines 7.2 (SD = 3.6)). We identified PIMs in 56% of the residents (mean number = 1.10, SD = 1.26). In adjusted analyses, residents ≥80 years had 0.43 fewer PIMs compared to residents <80 years (p < 0.05). Residents using 4–6, 7–9, and 10+ medicines had on average 0.73, 1.06, and 2.11 more PIMs compared to residents using 0–3 medicines (p < 0.001), respectively.</p> <p><i>Conclusion</i>: PIM use is prevalent among nursing home residents and is significantly associated with age and number of medicines. Our findings suggest a modest decrease in residents using PIMs compared to previous studies. Nevertheless, prescribing quality in nursing home residents in both urban and rural areas is still of great concern.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe publication fund of UiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7010026> https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7010026</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHalvorsen, K.H., Kucukcelik, S., Garcia, B.H. & Svendsen, K. (2019). Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Home Residents by NORGEP-NH Criteria. <i>Pharmacy, 7</i>(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7010026en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1682925
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7010026
dc.identifier.issn2226-4787
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/14922
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalPharmacy
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical, dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Pharmacology: 728en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske, odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Farmakologi: 728en_US
dc.subjectnursing home residentsen_US
dc.subjectpotentially inappropriate medicationsen_US
dc.subjectquality of healthen_US
dc.subjectpharmacoepidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectdrug therapyen_US
dc.subjectexplicit criteria listsen_US
dc.titleAssessing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Home Residents by NORGEP-NH Criteriaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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