MULTI-MORBIDITY, GERIATRIC SYNDROMES, AND POLYPHARMACY IN OLDER ADULTS: UNTANGLING THE EVIDENCE

Polypharmacy, adverse drug reactions, and geriatric syndromes.

The elderly are at risk for polypharmacy, which is associated with significant consequences such as adverse effects, medication nonadherence, drug-drug and drug-disease interactions, and increased risk of geriatric syndromes. Providers should evaluate all existing medications at each patient visit for appropriateness and weigh the risks and benefits of starting new medications to minimize polyp...

Polypharmacy Management Strategies in Older Adults; A scoping review

Introduction: Increasing life expectancy has led to a significant increase in the growth rate of the elderly population. In parallel with this increase, the elderly is affected by various diseases and required to use various drugs. Consumption of a large number of drugs can cause various injuries and problems for the elderly contrary to what is expected, so this study aims to investigate polyph...

The effects of polypharmacy in older adults.

Polypharmacy and symptom management in older adults.

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the 2010 Oncology Nursing Society book, A Guide to Oncology Symptom Management (pp. 1-14), edited by Carlton Brown, RN, PhD, AOCN®.

Polypharmacy among Underserved Older African American Adults

The purpose of the present study was to examine correlates of polypharmacy among underserved community-dwelling older African American adults. Methods. This study recruited 400 underserved older African Americans adults living in South Los Angeles. The structured face-to-face interviews collected data on participants' characteristics and elicited data pertaining to the type, frequency, dosage, ...