Prevalence of polypharmacy in community-dwelling older adults from seven centres in five European countries: a cross-sectional study of DO-HEALTH
- de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Caroline
- Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia O
- Sadlon, Angélique
- Theiler, Robert
- Orav, John E
- Vellas, Bruno
- Rizzoli, Rene
- Kressig, Reto W
- Kanis, John A
- Guyonnet, Sophie
- Lang, Wei
- Egli, Andreas
- Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A
DOIAbstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of polypharmacy and characteristics associated with polypharmacy in older adults from seven European cities.DesignCross-sectional study of baseline data from DO-HEALTH.Setting and participantsDO-HEALTH enrolled 2157 community-dwelling adults age 70 and older from seven centres in Europe. Participants were excluded if they had major health problems or Mini-Mental State Examination Score <24 at baseline.Primary outcome measuresExtensive information on prescription and over-the-counter medications were recorded. Polypharmacy was defined as the concomitant use of five or more medications, excluding vitamins or dietary supplements. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to test the associa...
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