Prescribing Patterns and Impact of Sedatives in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the <scp>MedSafer</scp> Study
In this cohort, patients who had their sedatives deprescribed were 61% less likely than continued users to have a post-discharge ADE, and new sedative use at discharge was associated with appreciable risk of falls. Hospitalization likely represents a window of opportunity to improve care by promoting sedative deprescription and avoiding new starts.
Authors
- Louise Papillon‐Ferland
- Sarah Makram Elsayed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6284-3172)
- Sydney B. Ross
- Emily G. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-0624)
- James Downar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7479-1560)
- Todd C. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-4239)
- Finlay A. McAlister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-3341)
- Marnie Goodwin Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5180-0831)
- Kiran Battu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7467-2402)
- Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8980-159X)
- Bennet Desormeau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3624-8641)
- Émilie Bortolussi‐Courval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-5195)
- Allen Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-7657)
- Peter E. Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-1032)
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital (CA)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CA)
- Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19437
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.45
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research