The evaluation of relationship between polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden scales

Okudur S. K., Dokuzlar O., Aydin A. E., Kocyigit S. E., SOYSAL P., IŞIK A. T.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, cilt.8, sa.2, ss.139-144, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/nci.2020.17136
  • Dergi Adı: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.139-144
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anticholinergic burden scales, Elderly, Polypharmacy
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden are the indicators for the evaluation of the quality of pharmacotherapy in older adults. The aim of this study was to consider which anticholinergic burden scales are more related with polypharmacy among older patients.