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Abstract

An important ADE in elderly patients is falls, which are the dominant cause of injury-related emergency room visits and injury-related deaths among older adults [15]. Furthermore, fall injuries are the 20th most expensive medical conditions among community-dwelling older adults and are associated with premature institutionalization, a decreased quality of life, impaired mobilization, and a substantial rise in health care costs [17,18]. No studies that allow continuous monitoring and evaluation to determine the safety of the use of medicines in a special geriatric group and in a context of real practice have been found. [...]the aims of the present study were to assess the ADEs of patients with dementia and presenting neuropsychiatric/behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) and to categorize and identify the principal factors that allow to prevent ADEs, and separately ADEs that result in falls. 2. Qualitative classification of drugs under the anatomical therapeutic chemical code (ATC) classification system. (iii) Clinical: Diagnosis (ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision), dementia type, geriatric syndromes (falls, Tinetti, and Downton), dysphagia, pain, ulcers, constipation, dyspnea, hearing loss, visual impairment, malnutrition, insomnia, depressive-anxiety syndrome, incontinence, and cognitive assessment (according to the GDS-FAST scale, functional assessment (according to the Barthel Index)).

Details

Title
Adverse Drug Events in Patients with Dementia and Neuropsychiatric/Behavioral, and Psychological Symptoms, a One-Year Prospective Study
Author
Hernández, Marta H; Mestres, Conxita; Modamio, Pilar; Junyent, Jaume; Costa-Tutusaus, Lluís; Lastra, Cecilia F; Mariño, Eduardo L
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2329159153
Copyright
© 2019. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.