From: Prevalence of inappropriate medication using Beers criteria in Japanese long-term care facilities
Characteristics | Number of patients as a percentage of the total (N = 1669) |
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Gender | Â |
Male | 25.3 |
Female | 74.7 |
Age | Â |
65 – 69 | 3.7 |
70 – 74 | 7.1 |
75 – 79 | 13.9 |
80 – 84 | 22.2 |
85 – 89 | 24.8 |
90 - | 28.4 |
Mean age (years) | 84.5 |
4 or more diseases | 31.4 |
ADL score of 2 or more* | 69.1 |
CPS score of 2 or more** | 76.3 |
DRS score of 3 or more*** | 7.1 |
Number of medications | Â |
1 or more | 94.1 |
6 or more | 36.2 |
9 or more | 11.9 |
Psychotropic drug use | 18.6 |