Potentially inappropriate prescribing among older patients and associated factors: comparison of two versions of STOPP/START criteria

Autor: Jovanović, Marija, Kovačević, Milena, Catić-Đorđević, Aleksandra, Ćulafić, Milica, Stefanović, Nikola, Mitić, Branka, Vučićević, Katarina, Kovačević, Sandra Vezmar, Veličković-Radovanović, Radmila, Miljković, Branislava
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume: 59, Article number: e22549, Published: 26 JUN 2023
Popis: The study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence and type of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) between the STOPP/START original (v1) and updated version (v2) among older patients in various settings, as well as associated factors. The study included 440 patients attending a community pharmacy, 200 outpatients and 140 nursing home users. An increase in the prevalence of STOPP v2 (57.9%) compared to v1 (56.2%) was not statistically significant in the total sample and within each setting (p>0.05). A decrease in the prevalence of START v1 (55.8%) to v2 (41.2%) was statistically significant (p
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