Anticholinergic burden and frailty in older inpatients: insights from analysis of admission and discharge medicines using four anticholinergic scales
A reduction in the anticholinergic burden from admission to discharge was observed in the study population yet, one-third of the study cohort were discharged with high anticholinergic medicines. Enhancing hospital prescribers' and pharmacists' awareness about anticholinergic burden and targeted interventions such as in-hospital deprescribing are needed to reduce high anticholinergic exposure in acute setting.
Authors
- Mohammed Adem Mohammed
- Ayesha Arshad Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-6704)
- Nasir Wabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9740-6319)
- Amy Hai Yan Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1291-3902)
- Sonja R West
- Jeff Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8478-7469)
- Louis S. Harris
- Rhea Colaabavala
- Justine Aw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-1702)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05394-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03