Key result
Medication reviews focused on deprescribing reduced mortality in community settings, and behavioral interventions reduced hospitalizations, though overall evidence certainty was low.
Why the study?
Do interventions to optimize polypharmacy reduce mortality, hospitalizations, and falls in older adults?
Population
Older adults across healthcare settings
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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May support deprescribing reviews to lower community mortality; leaves open confirmation of behavioral interventions for fewer hospitalizations.
Systematic Review
Do interventions to optimize polypharmacy reduce mortality, hospitalizations, and falls in older adults?
Evidence on interventions to manage polypharmacy in older adults remains limited and inconsistent, though deprescribing and behavioral interventions may offer benefits in community settings.
Gris et al. (2025) conducted a systematic review in Polypharmacy. Polypharmacy management interventions (medication reviews, deprescribing, educational/behavioral approaches) was evaluated on Mortality, hospitalizations, and falls. Medication reviews focused on deprescribing reduced mortality in community settings, and behavioral interventions reduced hospitalizations, though overall evidence certainty was low.
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