Publications by authors named "Lavinia Spatar"
Clin Interv Aging
September 2020
Article Synopsis
- - The study emphasizes the significance of rational medication use and prescription monitoring in elderly patients to reduce hospitalizations, medical costs, and mortality rates.
- - It identified potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescription omissions (PPOs) using established criteria, revealing a PIM prevalence of 25.80% and a PPO prevalence of 41.72% among patients over 65 in rural Romania.
- - The findings indicated that PPOs were more common than PIMs, suggesting that healthcare providers should prioritize careful medication management to enhance the health outcomes of the elderly in these areas.
