Self-reported medication in community-dwelling older adults in Germany: results from the Berlin Initiative Study

Older adults have the highest drug utilization due to multimorbidity. Although the number of people over age 70 is expected to double within the next decades, population-based data on their medication patterns are scarce especially in combination with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medic...

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Published in:BMC geriatrics 2020-01, Vol.20 (1), p.22-22, Article 22
Main Authors: Mielke, Nina, Huscher, Dörte, Douros, Antonios, Ebert, Natalie, Gaedeke, Jens, van der Giet, Markus, Kuhlmann, Martin K, Martus, Peter, Schaeffner, Elke
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Language:English
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Acetylsalicylic acid
Age
Behavior
Cardiovascular diseases
Demographics
Demography
Dietary supplements
Drug therapy
Elderly
Epidemiology
Gender
Geriatrics
Health insurance
Medication
Metoprolol
Older adults
Older people
Over-the-counter drugs
Polypharmacy
Potentially inappropriate medication
Prescription drugs
Self medication
Simvastatin
Statistics
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Summary:Older adults have the highest drug utilization due to multimorbidity. Although the number of people over age 70 is expected to double within the next decades, population-based data on their medication patterns are scarce especially in combination with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM). Our objective was to analyse the frequency of polypharmacy, pattern of prescription (PD) and over-the-counter (OTC) drug usage, and PIMs according to age and gender in a population-based cohort of very old adults in Germany. Cross-sectional baseline data of the Berlin Initiative Study, a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling adults aged ≥70 years with a standardized interview including demographics, lifestyle variables, co-morbidities, and medication assessment were analysed. Medication data were coded using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification. Age- and sex-standardized descriptive analysis of polypharmacy (≥5 drugs, PD and OTC vs. PD only and regular and on demand drugs vs regular only), medication frequency and distribution, including PIMs, was performed by age (
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-020-1430-6