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Recent Updates on Risk and Management Plans Associated with Polypharmacy in Older Population

The concept of polypharmacy encompasses adverse drug reactions and non-adherence factors in elderly individuals. It also leads to the increased use of healthcare services and negative health outcomes. The problem is further alleviated by the odds of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM), which...

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Autor principal: Alshanberi, Asim Muhammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36136806
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7050097
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description The concept of polypharmacy encompasses adverse drug reactions and non-adherence factors in elderly individuals. It also leads to the increased use of healthcare services and negative health outcomes. The problem is further alleviated by the odds of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM), which lead to the development of drug-related problems. Since polypharmacy is more commonly observed in the elderly population, urgency is required to introduce operative protocols for preventing and managing this problem. The family medicine model of care can be associated with favorable illness outcomes regarding satisfaction with consultation, treatment adherence, self-management behaviors, adherence to medical advice, and healthcare utilization. Hence, interventions built on family medicine models can provide significant support in improving the outcomes of the older population and their quality of life. In this regard, the authors have taken up the task of explaining the accessible resources which can be availed to improve the application of health care services in the field of geriatric medicine.
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spelling pubmed-94987692022-09-23 Recent Updates on Risk and Management Plans Associated with Polypharmacy in Older Population Alshanberi, Asim Muhammed Geriatrics (Basel) Perspective The concept of polypharmacy encompasses adverse drug reactions and non-adherence factors in elderly individuals. It also leads to the increased use of healthcare services and negative health outcomes. The problem is further alleviated by the odds of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM), which lead to the development of drug-related problems. Since polypharmacy is more commonly observed in the elderly population, urgency is required to introduce operative protocols for preventing and managing this problem. The family medicine model of care can be associated with favorable illness outcomes regarding satisfaction with consultation, treatment adherence, self-management behaviors, adherence to medical advice, and healthcare utilization. Hence, interventions built on family medicine models can provide significant support in improving the outcomes of the older population and their quality of life. In this regard, the authors have taken up the task of explaining the accessible resources which can be availed to improve the application of health care services in the field of geriatric medicine. MDPI 2022-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9498769/ /pubmed/36136806 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7050097 Text en © 2022 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Recent Updates on Risk and Management Plans Associated with Polypharmacy in Older Population
title_fullStr Recent Updates on Risk and Management Plans Associated with Polypharmacy in Older Population
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title_short Recent Updates on Risk and Management Plans Associated with Polypharmacy in Older Population
title_sort recent updates on risk and management plans associated with polypharmacy in older population
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