Exploring polypharmacy burden among elderly patients with chronic diseases in Chinese community: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background In the long-term use of multiple medications for elderly patients diagnosed with chronic diseases, medication problems are prominent, which seriously reduces their quality of life. The burden of medications of patients critically affects their medication beliefs, behaviors and di...

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Main Authors: Yongli Wang, Xiaodan Li, Dongmei Jia, Beilei Lin, Bo Fu, Bei Qi, Zhenxiang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02247-1