Potentially inappropriate medication and its associated factors in older people living in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study

Background Institutionalized residents tend to use more drugs and in larger doses. Potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) use is highly prevalent among them. In addition, they are more likely to be prescribed multiple medications (polypharmacy). Moreover, many drugs considered PIM have increase...

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Main Authors: Ester Goutan-Roura, Geovanna O. Carneiro, Francisca S.M. Moreira, Montse Masó-Aguado, Pau Moreno-Martin, Eduard Minobes-Molina, Dawn A. Skelton, Javier Jerez-Roig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2025-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/19570.pdf
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