Medication Regimen Complexity In 8 Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities: Impact Of Age, Length Of Stay, Comorbidity, Frailty, And Dependence In Activities Of Daily Living.

Esa Y H ChenJ Simon BellJenni S Ilomaki Claire KeenMegan CorlisMichelle HoganJan Van EmdenSarah N HilmerJanet Kathleen Sluggett

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2019)

Residents with longer lengths of stay, more dependent in ADLs and most frail had the most complex medication regimens and, therefore, may benefit from targeted strategies to reduce medication regimen complexity.

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