Polypharmacy, Physical and Nutritional Status, and Depression in the Elderly: Do Polypharmacy Deserve Some Credits in These Problems?

EYİGÖR S., Kutsal Y. G., Toraman F., Durmus B., Gokkaya K. O., AYDENİZ A., ...More

EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH, vol.47, no.1, pp.79-91, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/0361073x.2020.1846949
  • Journal Name: EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.79-91
  • Keywords: Polypharmacy, aged, functional status, physical capacity, nutrition, depression, OLDER-ADULTS, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES, HEALTH OUTCOMES, CANCER-PATIENTS, MEDICATION USE, TURKISH, PERFORMANCE, FRAILTY, PEOPLE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: To investigate the association of polypharmacy with physical function, nutritional status, and depression in the elderly.