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Predictors of unplanned hospitalisation in the older population: The role of polypharmacy and other medication and chronic disease-related factors.

Nashwa MasnoonSepehr ShakibLisa Kalisch EllettGillian E Caughey
Published in: Australasian journal on ageing (2020)
A hospitalisation risk score incorporating demographics, medicines, namely steroids, and diseases such as HF had increased predictive ability compared to the medicines count, providing guidance for developing future polypharmacy tools.
Keyphrases
  • adverse drug
  • current status
  • healthcare
  • community dwelling
  • middle aged
  • peripheral blood
  • emergency department
  • heart failure
  • electronic health record