The association of potentially inappropriate medication use on health outcomes and hospital costs in community-dwelling older persons: a longitudinal 12-year study

摘要

Aims To determine (1) whether potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use defined by the Meds75 + database is associated with fracture-specific hospitalisations and all-cause mortality, and (2) the association between PIM use and all-cause hospitalisation costs in a 12-year follow-up of a nationwide sample of people aged >= 65 years in Finland.