Introduction Ageing—along with its associated physiological and pathological changes—
places individuals at a higher risk of multimorbidity and treatment-related complications …

Polypharmacy is a highly prevalent problem in older persons, and is challenging to assess
and improve due to variations in definitions of the problem and the heterogeneous methods …

Background The area of hospital readmission in older adults within 30 days of discharge is
extensively researched but few studies look at the whole process. In this study we …

Background The prevalence of multimorbidity (the presence of two or more long-term
conditions) is rising internationally. Multimorbidity affects patients by increasing their burden …

Polypharmacy is considered as the administration of many drugs. It is a major public health
concern, which is growing worldwide. The identification of polypharmacy relies on drug …

The positive benefit–risk ratio of most drugs is decreasing in correlation to very old age, the
extent of comorbidity, dementia, frailty and limited life expectancy (VOCODFLEX). First, we …

Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with multimorbidity in
adulthood. This link may be mediated by psychosocial and biological factors, but evidence is …

Background Knowledge of risk factors for drug-related hospitalizations (DRHs) is limited.
Aim To examine the prevalence of DRHs and the relationships between DRHs and various …

Abstract Purpose Adverse drug events (ADEs) lead to adverse clinical outcomes such as
hospitalization. There is little information about the characteristics of ADEs in patients with …

Background Readmission is related to high cost, high burden, and high risk for mortality in
geriatric patients. A scoring system can be developed to predict the readmission of older …