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Abstract
The process of becoming older and eventually becoming elderly is known as ageing. Demographic transition results in population ageing. Reduced newborn, child, and maternal mortality, as well as lower fertility rates, have led in the numerical growth of older populations around the world in the second half of the twentieth century.
Egypt, like all other countries, is experiencing an ageing population. Around 4,400,000 people over the age of 60 make up 6.9% of the population.
Multidrug is characterized as a patient’s use of numerous medications (concurrent use of many drugs). Multidrug is defined by the WHO as ”the simultaneous administration of multiple medications or the administration of an excessive number of pharmaceuticals.”
Increased prescribing in this population is due to an increase in comorbidities among the elderly. Multidrug raises the chances of drug interactions and side effects.
A comprehensive geriatric assessment is a method used by healthcare professionals to examine the health of frail and elderly persons in order to better manage them.
Adverse outcomes, extended stays, readmission, and the requirement of long-term care are all high risks for older adults admitted for acute inpatient hospital care. There is a lot of research on using Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to assess and coordinate treatment for older people with complicated needs (CGA).
This study was created to evaluate multidrug, as well as the impact of multidrug and the medications’ potential detrimental effects on a thorough geriatric assessment.
A total of 100 patients were included in this study, who were admitted to the University Hospital Geriatrics unit in Alexandria, Egypt. A complete medical history was taken, with special attention paid to the medications used and any history of chronic conditions.