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491 Anticholinergic cognitive burden score in a cohort of nursing home patients; an observational study

  • Weedle Allcare Pharmacy

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Abstract

Anticholinergic medications are commonly prescribed to older patients, particularly nursing home patients. Anticholinergic burden caused by these medications increases the risk of cognitive impairment, falls, delirium and increased mortality in this patient cohort. There are several published tools available to assess the impact of anticholinergic burden on patient negative outcomes (e.g. falls, cognitive impairment, hospitalisation, mortality). The Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden (ACB) scale is a validated tool which calculates a patient’s total anticholinergic medication score, to allow an estimation of cognitive burden.
Original languageEnglish
Pagesi32
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Apr 2023
EventHealth Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference 2023 - Bradford, United Kingdom
Duration: 17 Apr 202318 Apr 2023

Conference

ConferenceHealth Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBradford
Period17/04/2318/04/23

Keywords

  • Medicine
  • Anticholinergic
  • Observational study
  • Cohort
  • Pharmacy
  • Delirium
  • Cognition
  • Cohort study
  • Anticholinergic agents
  • Comorbidity
  • Emergency medicine
  • Family medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Internal medicine

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