Polypharmacy and non-returned off-island referral among residents of remote islands: a retrospective cohort study in Okinawa, Japan
A significant association was observed between polypharmacy and non-returned off-island referrals on the remote islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Older island residents with polypharmacy are at a higher risk of non-returned off-island referrals than those with non-polypharmacy, and physicians managing these patients in remote primary care settings should be aware of this risk. This awareness may promote physician responses to other modifiable risk factors and potentially mitigate the consequences.
Authors
- Takeshi Morimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6844-739X)
- Ueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8133-9361)
- Makoto Kaneko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-2477)
- Mariko Ishisaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4706-2631)
- Motomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2080-3973)
- Yonaha
Institutions
- University of Miyazaki (JP)
- University of the Ryukyus (JP)
- Okinawa Prefectural Yaeyama Hospital (JP)
- Midorigaoka Hospital (JP)
- Hyogo University (JP)
- Yokohama City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rural and Remote Health
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22605/rrh9695
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00