Search for dissertations about: "polypharmacy"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word polypharmacy.
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6. Readmission to hospital within 30 days of discharge - in older adults
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7. Cardiovascular risk factors for falls and fractures in the elderly
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8. Medication reviews by clinical pharmacists in older hospitalised patients : Implementation, performance and effects
Abstract : Background Inappropriate use of medications is a leading cause of avoidable harm in health care. Medication reviews by clinical pharmacists improve medication use, but evidence on hard clinical outcomes in older hospitalised patients is scarce and implementation in practice is challenging. READ MORE
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9. Multiple Medicine Use : Patients’ and general practitioners’ perceptions and patterns of use in relation to age and other patient characteristics
Abstract : There are widespread concerns about the increasing use of multiple medicines. The aims of this thesis were to identify older patients' and general practitioners' (GPs) attitudes to and experiences of multiple medicine use, as well as to describe patterns of multiple medicine use in different age groups in association with patient-related factors. READ MORE
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10. Medication communication with older adults experiencing chronic illness and polypharmacy
Abstract : Background: Populations in many high-income countries are ageing, with an ever-increasing proportion of the population aged 65 years or older. Despite increasingly better health in older people, susceptibility to chronic illness increase with age. READ MORE