Factors associated with polypharmacy and excessive polypharmacy in older people with intellectual disability differ from the general population: a cross-sectional observational nationwide study

摘要

To evaluate the prevalence ofudpolypharmacy (5–9 medicines) and excessiveudpolypharmacy (10+ medicines) and (2) to determineudassociated demographic and clinical characteristics inudan ageing population with intellectual disabilities (IDs).udDesign: Observational cross-sectional study.udSetting: Wave One (2009/2010) of the IntellectualudDisability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Studyudon Ageing (IDS-TILDA).