The impact of pharmaceutical care interventions for medication underuse in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim of the present study was to conduct a meta-analysis of controlled trials assessing the impact of pharmaceutical care interventions (e.g. medication reviews) on medication underuse in older patients (≥65 years).

Methods

The databases MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for controlled studies, and data on interventions, patient characteristics and exposure, and outcome assessment were extracted. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration's 'risk of bias' table. Results from reported outcomes were synthesized in multivariate random effects meta-analysis, subgroup meta-analysis and meta-regression.

Results

From 954 identified articles, nine controlled studies, mainly comprising a medication review, were included (2542 patients). These interventio

SUBMITTER: Meid AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4594715 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature