Comparison of FORTA, PRISCUS and EU(7)-PIM lists on identifying potentially inappropriate medication and its impact on cognitive function in multimorbid elderly German people in primary care: a multicentre observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our study aimed to assess the frequency of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use (according to three PIM lists) and to examine the association between PIM use and cognitive function among participants in the MultiCare cohort.

Design

MultiCare is conducted as a longitudinal, multicentre, observational cohort study.

Setting

The MultiCare study is located in eight different study centres in Germany.

Participants

3189 patients (59.3% female).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The study had a cross-sectional design using baseline data from the German MultiCare study. Prescribed and over-the-counter drugs were classified using FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged), PRISCUS (Latin for 'time-honoured') and EU(7)-PIM lists. A mixed-effect multivariate

SUBMITTER: Kruger C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8451296 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature