Prevalence of polypharmacy use and association with mortality: a cohort study of elderly people in Southern Brazil, 2014-2017
Polypharmacy prevalence was found to be higher as age group increased and elderly people using polypharmacy had higher risk of mortality, regardless of age group and presence of multimorbidity.
Authors
- Renata Moraes Bielemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-3735)
- Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-3197)
- Marı́a Cristina González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3901-8182)
- Marysabel Pinto Telis Silveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-8534)
- Elaine Tomasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-6044)
- Karla Pereira Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1765-1435)
- Cristina Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9357-9688)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s2237-96222025v33e20240081.en
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico