The Impact of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications on Intrinsic Capacity Decline in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults
Polypharmacy and PIM use are highly prevalent among community-dwelling older adults and are significantly associated with an increased risk of IC decline. These findings underscore the need for medication review and deprescribing strategies to preserve intrinsic capacity in this population.
Authors
- Jiunn-Bey Pao
- Shao-En Weng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5982-1241)
- Fei‐Yuan Hsiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-9120)
- Tai‐Yin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6227-4865)
- Sheng‐Huang Hsiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-1289)
- Ching-Yao Tsai
Institutions
- Fu Jen Catholic University (TW)
- National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- University of Taipei (TW)
- Taipei Municipal YangMing Hospital (TW)
- Taipei City Hospital (TW)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- National Chengchi University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70330
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00