Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalences and trends of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan. METHODS: An observational study was performed using the 2000-2013 database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program (analysis in 2018). Participants ≥...

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Autores principales: Lai, Shih-Wei, Liao, Kuan-Fu, Lin, Cheng-Li, Lin, Cheng-Chieh, Lin, Chih-Hsueh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: China Medical University 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7608846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33854914
http://dx.doi.org/10.37796/2211-8039.1013
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author Lai, Shih-Wei
Liao, Kuan-Fu
Lin, Cheng-Li
Lin, Cheng-Chieh
Lin, Chih-Hsueh
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description OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalences and trends of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan. METHODS: An observational study was performed using the 2000-2013 database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program (analysis in 2018). Participants ≥65 years were included in the study. Multimorbidity was defined as participants having two or more chronic diseases annually. Polypharmacy was defined as the average daily number of prescribed medications ≥5. RESULTS: The prevalences of multimorbidity were 42.4% in 2000 and 56% in 2013. The prevalences of polypharmacy were 22.9% in 2000 and 32.1% in 2013. CONCLUSIONS: From 2000 to 2013, multimorbidity and polypharmacy were prevalent among older adults in Taiwan. Public health efforts to intervene the primary prevention for chronic diseases should be considered in older adults.
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spelling pubmed-76088462020-12-09 Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013 Lai, Shih-Wei Liao, Kuan-Fu Lin, Cheng-Li Lin, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chih-Hsueh Biomedicine (Taipei) Short Communication OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalences and trends of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan. METHODS: An observational study was performed using the 2000-2013 database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program (analysis in 2018). Participants ≥65 years were included in the study. Multimorbidity was defined as participants having two or more chronic diseases annually. Polypharmacy was defined as the average daily number of prescribed medications ≥5. RESULTS: The prevalences of multimorbidity were 42.4% in 2000 and 56% in 2013. The prevalences of polypharmacy were 22.9% in 2000 and 32.1% in 2013. CONCLUSIONS: From 2000 to 2013, multimorbidity and polypharmacy were prevalent among older adults in Taiwan. Public health efforts to intervene the primary prevention for chronic diseases should be considered in older adults. China Medical University 2020-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7608846/ /pubmed/33854914 http://dx.doi.org/10.37796/2211-8039.1013 Text en © the Author(s) This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lai, Shih-Wei
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Lin, Cheng-Li
Lin, Cheng-Chieh
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Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013
title Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013
title_full Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013
title_fullStr Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013
title_full_unstemmed Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013
title_short Longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013
title_sort longitudinal data of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults in taiwan from 2000 to 2013
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7608846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33854914
http://dx.doi.org/10.37796/2211-8039.1013
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