The association between medication use and health-related quality of life in multimorbid older patients with polypharmacy.

Charlotte Falke Fatma Karapinar Çarkit M Marcel Bouvy Mariëlle Emmelot Svetlana V Belitser Benoit B Boland Denis O 'Mahony Kevin Daniel Murphy Moa Lina Haller Paola Salari Matthias E Schwenkglenks Nicolas Rodondi Antoine C G Egberts Wilma Knol

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2024)

Several medication use-related factors are significantly associated with a lower HRQoL in hospitalised older patients. Medication complexity is a novel factor, which should be considered when evaluating medication use of older patients with hyperpolypharmacy.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
middle aged
physical activity
adverse drug
healthcare
drug induced