Potentially Inappropriate Prescription and Its Association with Index Hospitalization: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study Using TIME Criteria
PIP were highly prevalent in hospitalized older adults and frequently contributed to hospital admission. TIME criteria provided a comprehensive and context-adapted tool for identifying both inappropriate medication use and missed treatment opportunities. Routine implementation of TIME criteria-guided medication reviews may represent a promising strategy to enhance medication safety and reduce avoidable hospitalizations in older populations, warranting further investigation.
Authors
- Hüseyin Doruk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-2628)
- Meryem Merve Ören (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-7830)
- Suna Bürkük (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7342-7097)
- Sevnaz Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-901X)
- Duygu Erbaş Saçar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-0878)
- Deniz Suna Erdinçler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1208-4750)
- Doç.Dr. İlker Taşçi
- Gözde Şengül Ayçiçek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0528-8851)
- Rana Tuna Doğrul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9470-5113)
- B Ilhan
- Emine Gemci
- Banu Özulu Türkmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3492-874X)
- Serdar Özkök (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6546-5368)
- Sumru Savaş
- Suna Avci
- Kamile Silay
- Timur Selcuk Akpinar
- Funda Salgur
- Meltem Halil
- Tugba Erdogan
- Pinar Arman
- Fatma Erol
- Zekeriya Ulger
- Sevgi Aras
- Mehmet Ilkın Naharci
- Mehmet Akif Karan
- Asli Tufan
- Melike Yazici
- Murat Varli
- Bahar Tekin Cetin
- Betul Gulsum Yavuz Veizi
- Busra Can
- Umut Karabay
- Gulistan Bahat
Institutions
- Koç University (TR)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Bilkent University (TR)
- Başkent University (TR)
- Ege University (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Istanbul Eye Hospital (TR)
- Şişli Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- S.B.Ü. Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- Marmara University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drugs & Aging
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-026-01282-0
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00