Impact of Hospitalizations on Problematic Medication Use Among Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia
W James Deardorff,
Bocheng Jing,
Matthew E Growdon
et al.
Abstract:Background
Hospitalizations are frequently disruptive for persons with dementia (PWD) in part due to the use of potentially problematic medications for complications such as delirium, pain, and insomnia. We sought to determine the impact of hospitalizations on problematic medication prescribing in the months following hospitalization.
Methods
We included community-dwelling PWD in the Health and Retirement Study aged ≥66 with … Show more
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