Medication reviews in geriatric patients in long-term care facilities
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Drug related problems in the prescription and use of medication in geriatric patients.
- Registration Number
- DRKS00026120
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinische Pharmazie Institut für Pharmazie Universität Leipzig
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 211
Inclusion Criteria
Age = 65, long-term/chronic medications = 3, and multimorbidity with = 3 comorbidities, written consent from the resident, or in the case of cognitive impairment, from the legally responsible party.
Exclusion Criteria
No present consent to study participation; life expectancy of less than six months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication changes (based on changes in resident's medication records).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Falls, hospital admissions, death.