Polypharmacy Management in the Elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. aged >= 60 years; 2. medically diagnosed with >=2 diseases; 3. in stable condition, without severe cardiac, cerebral, pulmonary; 4. taking >=5 types of medications (including oral or nonoral); 5. provided informed consent and volunteered to participate in the entire study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. inability to perform basic self-care tasks such as dressing, eating, and walking; 2. severe intellectual, visual, or hearing impairments or mental abnormalities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unintentional medication discrepancies; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medication Literacy Score;Medication adherence score;Number of medications used; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University