Chukwulebe et al., 20192222 Chukwulebe SB, Kim HS, McCarthy DM, Courtney DM, Lank PM, Gravenor SJ, Dresden SM. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions for Older Adults with Painful Conditions and Association with Return Emergency Department Visits. J Am Geriatr Soc 2019; 67(4):719-725. |
United States |
Cohort |
11,822 |
71.5 (67.0-78.0) |
2015 |
3,392 (28.7) |
6 |
Lester et al., 20192323 Lester E, Dykstra M, Grant C, Fawcett V, Tsang B, Widder S. High-risk medications in older patients with trauma: a cross-sectional study of risk mitigation. Can J Surg 2019; 62(2):100-104. |
Canada |
Transverse |
319 |
76.0 (75.0-76.8) |
2015 |
304 (95.3) |
6 |
Ma et al., 20192424 Ma Z, Zhang C, Cui X, Liu L. Comparison of three criteria for potentially inappropriate medications in Chinese older adults. Clin Interv Aging 2019; 14:65-72. |
China |
Transverse |
863 |
75.4 (65.0-98.0) |
2015 |
501 (58.1) |
6 |
Chang et al., 20182525 Chang CB, Lai HY, Hwang SJ, Yang SY, Wu RS, Liu HC, Chan DC. Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication to older patients presenting to the emergency department: a nationally representative population study. Sci Rep 2018; 8(1):11727. |
Taiwan |
Transverse |
313,733 |
76.7 |
2015 |
199,882 (63.7) |
7 |
Komagamine, 20182626 Komagamine J. Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications at admission and discharge among hospitalised elderly patients with acute medical illness at a single centre in Japan: a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2018; 8(7):e021152. |
Japan |
Transverse |
689 |
82.0 (76.0-88.0) |
2015 |
330 (47.9) |
6 |
Komagamine et al., 20182727 Komagamine J, Sugawara K, Hagane K. Characteristics of elderly patients with polypharmacy who refuse to participate in an in-hospital deprescribing intervention: a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics 2018; 18(1):1-6. |
Japan |
Transverse |
136 |
81.1 |
2015 |
105 (77.2) |
6 |
Najjar et al., 20182828 Najjar MF, Sulaiman SAS, Al Jeraisy M, Balubaid H. The impact of a combined intervention program: an educational and clinical pharmacist’s intervention to improve prescribing pattern in hospitalized geriatric patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2018; 14:557-564. |
Saudi Arabia |
Cohort |
200 |
78.0 |
2015 |
122 (61.0) |
7 |
Sarwar et al., 20182929 Sarwar MR, Dar AR, Mahar SY, Riaz T, Danish U, Iftikhar S. Assessment of prescribing potentially inappropriate medications listed in Beers criteria and its association with the unplanned hospitalization: a cross-sectional study in Lahore, Pakistan. Clin Interv Aging 2018; 13:1485-1495. |
Pakistan |
Transverse |
385 |
78 (65.0-85.0) |
2015 |
342 (88.8) |
6 |
Sharma et al., 20183030 Sharma J, Parulekar M, Stewart P, Blatt M, Zielonka T, Nyirenda T, Rogers C, Tank L. Geriatric Consultation Reduces High-risk Medication Usage at Discharge in Elderly Trauma Patients. Cureus 2018; 10(11):e3649. |
United States |
Transverse |
104 |
82 (70.0-90.0) |
2015 |
104 (91.3) |
6 |
Komagamine e Hagane, 20173131 Komagamine J, Hagane K. Intervention to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older patients with hip fractures: an observational study. BMC Geriatrics 2017; 17(1):288. |
Japan |
Cohort |
158 |
84.8 |
2015 |
124 (78.4) |
6 |
Li et al., 20173232 Li H, Pu S, Liu Q, Huang X, Kuang J, Chen L, Shen J, Cheng S, Wu T, Li R, Li Y, Mo L, Jiang W, Song Y, He J. Potentially inappropriate medications in Chinese older adults: The beers criteria compared with the screening tool of older persons’ prescriptions criteria. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17(11):1951-1958. |
China |
Transverse |
6,337 |
81.3 |
2012 |
4,593 (72.5) |
7 |
Zhang et al., 20173333 Zhang X, Zhou S, Pan K, Li X, Zhao X, Zhou Y, Cui Y, Liu X. Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized older patients: a cross-sectional study using the Beers 2015 criteria versus the 2012 criteria. Clin Interv Aging 2017; 12:1697-1703. |
China |
Transverse |
456 |
81.8 (65.0-103.0) |
2015 |
244 (53.5) |
6 |
Arellano et al., 20163434 Arellano C, Saldivia G, Cordova P, Fernandez P, Morales F, Lopez M, Villa L. Using two tools to identify Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM) in elderly patients in Southern Chile. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2016; 67:139-144. |
Chile |
Cohort |
250 |
77.5 (65.0-97.0) |
2012 |
198 (79.2) |
6 |
Di Giorgio et al.,20163535 Di Giorgio C, Provenzani A, Polidori P. Potentially inappropriate drug prescribing in elderly hospitalized patients: an analysis and comparison of explicit criteria. Int J Clin Pharm 2016; 38(2):462-468. |
Italy |
Cohort |
1,027 |
73.3 |
2012 |
507 (49.0) |
7 |
Rongen et al., 20163636 Rongen S, Kramers C, O’Mahony D, Feuth TB, Olde Rikkert MG, Ahmed AI. Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients admitted to psychiatric hospital. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2016; 31(2):137-145. |
Holland |
Transverse |
164 |
74.9 (65.0-92.0) |
2012 |
77 (47.0) |
6 |
Yang et al., 20153737 Yang PJ, Lee YT, Tzeng SL, Lee HC, Tsai CF, Chen CC, Chen SC, Lee MC. Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Disabled Older Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Screening Tool of Older Persons’ Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions versus Beers 2012 Criteria. Med Princ Pract 2015; 24(6):565-570. |
China |
Transverse |
141 |
81.5 (65.0-97.0) |
2012 |
94 (66.7) |
6 |
Matanovic e Vlahovic-Palcevski, 20143838 Matanovic SM, Vlahovic-Palcevski V. Potentially inappropriate prescribing to the elderly: comparison of new protocol to Beers criteria with relation to hospitalizations for ADRs. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2014; 70(4):483-490. |
Croatia |
Cohort |
454 |
74.0 |
2012 |
263 (57.9) |
6 |
Tosato et al., 20143939 Tosato M, Landi F, Martone AM, Cherubini A, Corsonello A, Volpato S, et al. Potentially inappropriate drug use among hospitalised older adults: results from the CRIME study. Age Ageing 2014; 43(6):767-773. |
Italy |
Cohort |
871 |
80.2 |
2012 |
509 (58.4) |
7 |
Napolitano et al., 20134040 Napolitano F, Izzo MT, Di Giuseppe G, Angelillo IF. Frequency of inappropriate medication prescription in hospitalized elderly patients in Italy. PloS One 2013; 8(12):e82359. |
Italy |
Transverse |
605 |
76.7 |
2012 |
188 (31.1) |
6 |