Polypharmacy at discharge in older hospitalised patients in Vietnam and its association with frailty.

Thanh Xuan Nguyen Tu Ngoc NguyenAnh Trung NguyenHuong Thi Thu NguyenThu Thi Hoai NguyenTam Ngoc NguyenThang PhamHuyen Thi Thanh Vu

Published in: Australasian journal on ageing (2019)

The prevalence of polypharmacy at discharge was high in both frail and non-frail participants. The association between frailty and polypharmacy needs to be investigated further in multicentre studies with larger sample sizes in Vietnam.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
adverse drug
clinical trial
risk factors
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
high resolution
middle aged
atomic force microscopy
single molecule