[Medication supply and polypharmacy in long-term care : An overview of possible interventions and the question of a functioning concept].

Background: Polypharmacy and the resulting problems lead to considerable consequences for those affected. There are also considerable problems with the medication management.

Objective: Which interventions and programs for optimizing the supply of medication are available for nursing homes and which implementation problems can be expected?

Material And Method: A literature search was carried out for interventional studies in nursing homes in Germany, with a focus on improving medication safety.

[Estimation of the risk of drug-related problems in nursing home residents : A retrospective analysis of routine data].

Background: Polypharmacy and drug-related problems are major challenges in the care and treatment of nursing home residents. Many interventional studies showed disappointing results, which lead to the question if this could also be due to the selection of the target parameters of these studies.

Material And Methods: A routine data set from six long-term care facilities was retrospectively analyzed.

[Weight loss and malnutrition risk in geriatric patients].

Background: Malnutrition is a major challenge in routine clinical practice and is associated with increased mortality.

Objectives: In the research project Prevention and treatment of malnutrition in geriatric patients in hospital funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), routine data were analyzed. The aim was to uncover the causes of malnutrition risks acquired in hospital.