Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing among older adults: A comparison of the Beers 2012 and Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions criteria version 2.

Bahat G., Bay I., Tufan A., Tufan F., Kilic C., Karan M. A.

Geriatrics & gerontology international, vol.17, no.9, pp.1245-1251, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ggi.12850
  • Journal Name: Geriatrics & gerontology international
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1245-1251
  • Keywords: Beers 2012, comparison, potentially inappropriate prescribing, Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions version 2, ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, STOPP CRITERIA, ALERT DOCTORS, MEDICATIONS, POLYPHARMACY, RISK
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AimTo date, there is no study comparing the Beers 2012 and Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions (STOPP) version 2 criteria, nor reporting a comparison of the prevalence of potentially inappropriate Prescribing (PIM) with STOPP version 2. We aimed to evaluate the prescriptions of patients admitted to a geriatric outpatient clinic with these tools, and to document the factors related to PIM use.