Prevalence, characteristics and predicting risk factors of adverse drug reactions among hospitalized older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tadele Mekuriya YadesaFreddy Eric KitutuSerawit DeynoPatrick Engeu OgwangRobert TamukongPaul Erasmus Alele

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2021)

Almost one-quarter of all hospitalized older adults experienced at least one adverse drug reaction during their hospital stay. The majority of the adverse drug reactions were preventable. Medication-related factors were the most consistently reported predictors of adverse drug reactions followed by disease-related factors.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
risk factors
electronic health record
emergency department
physical activity
drug induced