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, vol.8, no.2, pp.139-144, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/nci.2020.17136
  • Journal Name: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.139-144
  • Keywords: Anticholinergic burden scales, Elderly, Polypharmacy
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.