Changes in Prescribing Symptomatic and Preventive Medications in the Last Year of Life in Older Nursing Home Residents

Changes in Prescribing Symptomatic and Preventive Medications in the Last Year of Life in Older Nursing Home Residents

Background: At the end of life goals of care change from disease prevention to symptomatic control, however, little is known about the patterns of medication prescribing at this stage.Objectives: To explore changes in prescribing of symptomatic and preventive medication in the last year of life in o...

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Main Authors: Helene G. van der Meer, Katja Taxis, Lisa G. Pont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
end of life
aged-care
nursing homes
medication use
deprescribing
palliative care
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00990/full

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