Sex-based differences in the association between loneliness and polypharmacy among older adults in Ontario, Canada.
James H B ImSusan E BronskillRachel StraussAndrea GruneirJun GuanAlexa BoblitzMindy LuPaula A RochonRachel D SavagePublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
Severe loneliness was independently associated with polypharmacy in older female but not male respondents. Clinicians should consider loneliness as an important risk factor in medication reviews and deprescribing efforts to minimize medication-related harms, particularly in older women.