Medications Associated with Geriatric Syndromes and Prescribing Patterns: The Impact of Excessive Polypharmacy in Older Adult Patients
The findings demonstrate a high prevalence of excessive polypharmacy among older adult patients, significantly contributing to the elevated prescription level of medications associated with geriatric syndrome occurrence, particularly falls, urinary incontinence, and depression.
Authors
- Hiba Alzoubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8890-4455)
- Walid A. Al-Qerem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9831-7572)
- Khalid Awad Al-Kubaisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4260-1117)
- Ahmad Al‐Azayzih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-0034)
- Feras Jirjees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-0808)
- Sayer I. Al-Azzam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3414-7970)
- Suhaib Muflih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-3168)
- Zelal Jaber Kharaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-684X)
- R. Kanaan
- Ayah H Abandeh
Institutions
- Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan (JO)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/tcrm.s493095
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Jordan University of Science and Technology