COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF ELDERLY PATIENTS TAKING MULTIPLE DRUGS AND ASSOCIATED ADVERSE EFFECTS | ||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 6-7 | ||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.115254.1339 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Suzan Abou Raya; Reem Said Shaala; Anwar Osman Ali* | ||
| Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| According to World Health Organization (WHO), most developed nations have recognized the sequential age of 65 years as a designation age of 'elderly' persons.Comprehensive geriatric assessment can be define as a method used by healthcare professionals to examine the health of fragile and elderly people in order to better manage them. Multimorbidity (complex, multiple, and interdependent problems) are more common in older persons, making their care more difficult than in younger generation or those with only single medical problem.CGA is a multifaceted, multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapy procedure that determines an older individual's physical, emotional, and functional abilities and develops a coordinated and integrated treatment and follow-up plan. Multidrug denotes the use of multiple pharmaceuticals, the use of drugs that aren't prescribed for a specific ailment, or the ineffective or improper use of medications that aren't medically essential. While multidrug therapy can be beneficial and effective in the management of Comorbidities in the elderly, research has clearly demonstrated a strong link between multidrug therapy and some negative clinical outcomes.This review examines the negative health effects of multidrug therapy in the elderly, as well as the strategies that can help them better manage their medications. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COMPREHENSIVE; MULTIPLE; ADVERSE | ||
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