The effect of polypharmacy on healthcare services utilization in older adults with comorbidities: a retrospective cohort study

• Published in: BMC family practice Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 120 - 9
• Main Authors: Doumat, George, Daher, Darine, Itani, Mira, Abdouni, Lina, El Asmar, Khalil, Assaf, Georges
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.05.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Antidiabetics; Antihypertensives; Care and treatment; Chronic illnesses; Cognitive ability; Cohort analysis; Comorbidity; Datasets; Delivery of Health Care; Dementia; Diagnosis; Disease; Emergency medical care; Facilities and Services Utilization; Forecasts and trends; Gender; Hospitalization; Humans; Medical care; Methods; Mortality; Older people; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Patients; Pneumonia; Polypharmacy; Prescription drugs; Prevention; Primary care; Retrospective Studies; United States; United States - epidemiology; Utilization; Variables; United States; Lebanon; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Aged; Polypharmacy

Older adults are more prone to increasing comorbidities and polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is associated with inappropriate prescribing and an increased risk of adverse effects. This study examined the effect of polypharmacy in older adults on healthcare services utilization (HSU). It also explored the...