Association Between Frailty and Use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Elderly Hospitalized Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study found no significant difference in PIM use between frail and non-frail elderly Japanese inpatients. However, sensitivity analysis revealed higher PIM use in those with severe frailty than in those who were non-frail. Therefore, this result implies that patients with severe frailty must be prescribed drugs appropriately, taking into account the background of each patient.
Authors
- Yasuhiro Morisaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9125-2670)
- Ryohkan Funakoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-9689)
- Masanori Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1601-2842)
- Ayako Maeda‐Minami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4514)
- Yasunari Mano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2245-4260)
- Masaki Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0562-6347)
- Sayaka Izumi
Institutions
- Tokyo University of Science (JP)
- Kameda Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- In Vivo
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.14099
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology