Collaborative medication reviews during acute primary care admissions for older adults with polypharmacy: a randomised controlled trial.

Background Polypharmacy in older adults is associated with inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug events. In a previous trial, we demonstrated improved Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) following medication reviews by geriatricians and general practitioners in home-dwelling older adults. Wh...

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Published in:	Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors:	Santervas, Leonor Roa, Skovlund, Eva, Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug, Ringstad, Ingrid Beate, Fjeld, Katrine Gahre, Hove, Lene Hystad, Jensen, Janicke Liaaen, Wyller, Torgeir Bruun, Romskaug, Rita
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Feb2026
Subjects:	Norway Interprofessional relations Patients Primary health care Hospital admission & discharge Blind experiment Patient care Randomized controlled trials Quality of life Hospital care of older people Critical care medicine Old age Research funding Statistical sampling Medication error prevention Polypharmacy Descriptive statistics Analysis of covariance Conceptual structures Data analysis software
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