Multi-Institutional Drug Use Patterns in Hospitalized Older Patients: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
This study proposes a polypharmacy categorization system for older inpatients, which differs from the common definition of the concomitant prescription of 5 or more drugs. The older population tends to have severe conditions including those requiring major surgeries; therefore, a drug count corresponding to the definition of major polypharmacy is appropriate.
Authors
- Jong‐Yeup Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1230-9307)
- Suehyun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0651-6481)
- Min‐Gyu Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3239-4492)
- C. C. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-6222)
- Jee Young Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-0780)
- Kye Hwa Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7593-7020)
- Won Min Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7548-6111)
- Suhyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-1949)
- Kwangsoo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4586-5062)
- Grace Juyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4610-4994)
- Ju Han Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1522-9038)
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Gachon University (KR)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Chungbuk National University (KR)
- Konyang University (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- New Generation University College (ET)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- Konyang University Hospital (KR)
- Jeonbuk National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Medical Informatics
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/78353
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00