Predictors of Polypharmacy Among Elderly Patients in China: The Role of Decision Involvement, Depression, and Taking Chinese Medicine Behavior

• Main Authors: Chaoyi Chen (Author), Zhanchun Feng (Author), Qian Fu (Author), Jia Wang (Author), Zehao Zheng (Author), Hao Chen (Author), Da Feng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The prevalence of polypharmacy is gradually increasing in geriatrics, which may contribute to adverse effects, such as potential drug-drug and drug-disease interactions. These side effects remain an important challenge in patient safety, which has a significant impact on mortality and...