Potentially inappropriate prescribing according to the STOPP/START criteria for older adults

Kara, Ozgur; Arik, Gunes; KIZILARSLANOĞLU, MUHAMMET; KILIÇ, MUSTAFA; DOĞAN VARAN, HACER; SÜMER, FATİH; EŞME, MERT; ALTINER, SEDA; KUYUMCU, MEHMET; YEŞİL, YUSUF; DOĞU, BURCU; CANKURTARAN, MUSTAFA; HALİL, MELTEM

doi:10.1007/s40520-015-0475-4

Potentially inappropriate prescribing according to the STOPP/START criteria for older adults

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Kara O., Arik G., KIZILARSLANOĞLU M. C., KILIÇ M., DOĞAN VARAN H., SÜMER F., ...More

AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, vol.28, no.4, pp.761-768, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 28 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1007/s40520-015-0475-4
Journal Name: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.761-768
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background The aim of this study was to demonstrate the prevalence and possible predictors of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potentially prescription omissions (PPOs) according to the Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions (STOPP) and Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment (START) criteria in geriatric patients.