Combined Effects of Frailty and Polypharmacy on Health Outcomes in Older Adults: Frailty Outweighs Polypharmacy

Yan-Zuo Chen, Shih‐Tsung Huang, Yu-Wen Wen, Liang‐Kung Chen, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao

2020Journal of the American Medical Directors Association48 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

PolypharmacyMedicineConfidence intervalAdverse effectFrailty IndexRelative riskRetrospective cohort studyGeriatricsCohort studyGerontologyInternal medicinePsychiatryFrailty in Older AdultsPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesChronic Disease Management Strategies