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Conference Paper: The prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing among Hong Kong older adults: a comparison among Beers 2003, Beers 2012, and STOPP/START criteria

TitleThe prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing among Hong Kong older adults: a comparison among Beers 2003, Beers 2012, and STOPP/START criteria
Authors
Lam, MPSCheung, BMYWong, ICK
KeywordsMedical sciences
Issue Date2015
PublisherHong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hk
Citation
The 20th Medical Research Conference (MRC 2015), Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 17 January 2015. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2015, v. 21 suppl. 1, p. 29, abstract no. 40 How to Cite?
AbstractINTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Inappropriate prescribing can lead to adverse drug events and older adults are at greater risk due to multiple chronic co-morbidities and multiple medications prescribed. Various criteria (eg Beers or STOPP [Screening Tool of Older Person’s Prescriptions]) on medication usage have been developed to assess prescribing appropriateness. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribings (PIPs) among Hong Kong older adults using 2003 Beers, 2012 Beers, and STOPP criteria, and (2) to evaluate the association between …
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/213698
ISSN
1024-2708
2021 Impact Factor: 1.256
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.357

 

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dc.contributor.authorCheung, BMY-
dc.contributor.authorWong, ICK-
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-12T04:23:14Z-
dc.date.available2015-08-12T04:23:14Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationThe 20th Medical Research Conference (MRC 2015), Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 17 January 2015. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2015, v. 21 suppl. 1, p. 29, abstract no. 40-
dc.identifier.issn1024-2708-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/213698-
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Inappropriate prescribing can lead to adverse drug events and older adults are at greater risk due to multiple chronic co-morbidities and multiple medications prescribed. Various criteria (eg Beers or STOPP [Screening Tool of Older Person’s Prescriptions]) on medication usage have been developed to assess prescribing appropriateness. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribings (PIPs) among Hong Kong older adults using 2003 Beers, 2012 Beers, and STOPP criteria, and (2) to evaluate the association between …-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherHong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hk-
dc.relation.ispartofHong Kong Medical Journal-
dc.rightsHong Kong Medical Journal. Copyright © Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectMedical sciences-
dc.titleThe prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing among Hong Kong older adults: a comparison among Beers 2003, Beers 2012, and STOPP/START criteria-
dc.typeConference_Paper-
dc.identifier.emailLam, MPS: maypslam@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailCheung, BMY: mycheung@hkucc.hku.hk-
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