Polypharmacy in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment: Results from the Shelter Study

Abstract

Pharmacological treatment of older adults with cognitive impairment represents a challenge for prescribing physicians, and polypharmacy is common in these complex patients. The aim of the current study is to assess prevalence and factors related to polypharmacy in a sample of nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment.

Keywords

• Nursing home
• Polypharmacy
• Older adults