Initiation of Psychotropic and Opioid Medications After Hospital Discharge in Older Adults with Dementia

doi:10.1007/s11606-022-07874-x

. 2023 Feb;38(3):824-827.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07874-x. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Initiation of Psychotropic and Opioid Medications After Hospital Discharge in Older Adults with Dementia

Nicholas R Goodhope¹, Timothy S Anderson¹, Yoojin Jung¹, Ellen P McCarthy^{1

2

3}, Shoshana J Herzig⁴

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¹ Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu.

PMID: 36323826
PMCID: PMC9971384
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07874-x

Initiation of Psychotropic and Opioid Medications After Hospital Discharge in Older Adults with Dementia

Nicholas R Goodhope et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Feb.

. 2023 Feb;38(3):824-827.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07874-x. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Authors

Nicholas R Goodhope¹, Timothy S Anderson¹, Yoojin Jung¹, Ellen P McCarthy^{1

2

3}, Shoshana J Herzig⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu.

PMID: 36323826
PMCID: PMC9971384
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07874-x

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Dr. Timothy Anderson is a paid consultant of Alosa Health, unrelated to the present work.

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1. 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel American Geriatrics Society 2019 updated AGS Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019;67(4):674–694. - PubMed
1. Forster AJ, Murff HJ, Peterson JF, Gandhi TK, Bates DW. The incidence and severity of adverse events affecting patients after discharge from the hospital. Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(3):161–167. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-3-200302040-00007. - DOI - PubMed
1. Phelan EA, Borson S, Grothaus L, Balch S, Larson EB. Association between incident dementia and risk of hospitalization. JAMA. 2012;307(2):165–172. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1964. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Growdon ME, Gan S, Yaffe K, Steinman M. Polypharmacy among older adults with dementia compared with those without dementia in the United States. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021;69(9):2464–2475. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17291. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Maust DT, Strominger J, Bynam JP. Prevalence of psychotropic and opioid prescription fills among community-dwelling older adults with dementia in the US. JAMA. 2020;324(7):706–708. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.8519. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Maust DT, Strominger J, Bynam JP. Prevalence of psychotropic and opioid prescription fills among community-dwelling older adults with dementia in the US. JAMA. 2020;324(7):706–708. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.8519. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel American Geriatrics Society 2019 updated AGS Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019;67(4):674–694. - PubMed

[4] 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel American Geriatrics Society 2019 updated AGS Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019;67(4):674–694. - PubMed

[5] Forster AJ, Murff HJ, Peterson JF, Gandhi TK, Bates DW. The incidence and severity of adverse events affecting patients after discharge from the hospital. Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(3):161–167. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-3-200302040-00007. - DOI - PubMed

[6] Forster AJ, Murff HJ, Peterson JF, Gandhi TK, Bates DW. The incidence and severity of adverse events affecting patients after discharge from the hospital. Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(3):161–167. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-3-200302040-00007. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Phelan EA, Borson S, Grothaus L, Balch S, Larson EB. Association between incident dementia and risk of hospitalization. JAMA. 2012;307(2):165–172. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1964. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Phelan EA, Borson S, Grothaus L, Balch S, Larson EB. Association between incident dementia and risk of hospitalization. JAMA. 2012;307(2):165–172. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1964. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Growdon ME, Gan S, Yaffe K, Steinman M. Polypharmacy among older adults with dementia compared with those without dementia in the United States. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021;69(9):2464–2475. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17291. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Growdon ME, Gan S, Yaffe K, Steinman M. Polypharmacy among older adults with dementia compared with those without dementia in the United States. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021;69(9):2464–2475. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17291. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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