Background Hospital readmissions due to medication-related problems occur frequently,
burdening patients and caregivers emotionally and straining health care systems …

Importance Discharge from the hospital to the community has been associated with serious
patient risks and excess service costs. Objective To evaluate the comparative effectiveness …

Summary Background Drug-related problems (DRPs) are one of the leading causes of
hospital readmissions. Children with chronic diseases are more likely to experience DRPs …

(1) Background: Elders have higher rates of rehospitalization, especially those with
functional decline. We aimed to investigate potential predictors of 30-day readmission risk …

Safe medication management is particularly challenging among polymedicated home-
dwelling older adults after hospital discharge. This study aimed to identify and categorise the …

This study explored and compared the functional status of polymedicated and non-
polymedicated geriatric inpatients at hospital discharge. We used a cross-sectional registry …

OBJECTIVE: 30-day readmission after hip fracture surgery in the elderly is common and
costly. A predictive tool to identify high-risk patients could significantly improve outcomes …

Introduction Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are risk factors for drug-related hospital
admissions (DRAs) in the ageing population. DRAs caused by medication errors (MEs) are …

The readmission rate is an important indicator of the hospital quality of care. With the
upsetting increase in readmission rates worldwide, especially in geriatric patients, predicting …

Aim: To ascertain the unplanned 30-day readmission rate and enumerate predictors of
avoidable hospital readmission among early (0–7 days) and late (8–30 days) readmissions …