A5058017612- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
Danish Geotechnical Society
2019-2021
the increasing number of multimorbid older people places high demands on future health care systems. To inform discussion how to structure strategies, we aimed describe temporal relationship between admission, and morbidity mortality in nursing home residents.data 5,179 individuals admitted 94 Danish homes 12 municipalities during 2015-2017 were linked nationwide registries retrieve information relation admission mortality.at time majority women (63%). Male residents younger than (median 82...
Abstract Background Data on drug utilisation patterns in nursing home populations is scarce. We aimed to describe use Danish residents. Methods established a cohort of 5,179 individuals (63% women; median age 84 years) admitted into 94 homes across Denmark during 2015–2017. prescription and other census data were obtained from the nationwide health registries. Results The total number classes filled increased 6 drugs (interquartile range [IQR] 3–9) at 18–24 months before admission 8 (IQR...
Abstract Purpose To examine use of sedating medications around the time nursing home admission in Denmark. Methods We conducted a register‐based drug utilization study, describing patterns commonly used with sedative effects leading up to and after using data from 94 Danish homes between 2015 2017. Results identified 5179 residents (median age 84 years, 63% female) described monthly incidence total benzodiazepines (BZDs), Z drugs, mirtazapine/mianserin, quetiapine, promethazine, melatonin....
Abstract Purpose Older people have the highest use of antibiotics for acute and chronic urinary tract infection (UTI), despite diagnostic uncertainty growing problem antibiotic resistance. We aim to describe use-patterns UTI two years prior following care home admission in Denmark. Methods This was a register-based nationwide drug-utilization study. In cohort comprising all Danish residents admitted into from 2015 2021, we described antibiotics, examined differences between regions...
Abstract Background Temporary stays for patients requiring short-term care outside the home, often following hospital discharge, has gained increasing importance. This study aimed to describe characteristics and trajectories of older in Danish temporary improve delivery patient safety. Methods We conducted a descriptive on cohort across 14 municipalities from 2016 2023, using data national health registries. Results identified 11,424 with median age 81 years (interquartile range [IQR] 73-87...
Abstract Background Patients in temporary stays are typically older individuals with frailty and multimorbidity. However, limited knowledge exists about their medication use. This study aimed to describe prescription drug use among patients Denmark. Methods We conducted a utilisation on 11,424 public healthcare-operated stay units across 14 Danish municipalities between 2016 2023 (median age 81 years; 54% women). Prescription data were sourced from the National Registry. Results used median...