The relationship between frailty and polypharmacy in older people: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Frailty is a complex geriatric syndrome resulting in decreased physiological reserves. Frailty and polypharmacy are common in older adults and the focus of extensive studies, although little is known about the impact they may have on each other. This is the first systematic review analysing the available evidence on the relationship between frailty and polypharmacy in older adults.

Methods

Systematic review of quantitative studies. A comprehensive literature search for publications in English or Spanish was performed on MEDLINE, CINAHL, the Cochrane Database and PsycINFO in September 2017 without applying restrictions on the date of publication. Studies reporting any relationship between frailty and polypharmacy in older adults were considered.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Valencia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005607 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature