%0 Journal Article
%T Use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in People With Dementia in Vietnam and Its Associated Factors
%A Anh Trung Nguyen
%A Asrenee Ab Razak
%A Binh Thanh Nguyen
%A Binh Thi Thanh Nguyen
%A Dujrudee Chinwong
%A Elizabeth E. Roughead
%A Ha Thu Dang
%A Haipeng Wang
%A Huyen Thi Thanh Vu
%A Lisa Kalisch-Ellett
%A Marianne Gillam
%A Mohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali
%A Ngoc Quynh Nguyen
%A Nicole Pratt
%A Sinh Viet Phan
%A Sun Qiang
%A Tam Ngoc Nguyen
%A Thang Pham
%A Thanh Xuan Nguyen
%A Tipaporn Kanjanarach
%A Trinh Thi Vu
%A Tuan Anh Nguyen
%A Tuan Le Pham
%A Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
%J American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias£¿
%@ 1938-2731
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1533317518768999
%X This study examined the use of potentially inappropriate medicines that may affect cognition (PIMcog) in people with dementia and its associated factors. Medical records of all outpatients with dementia attending a tertiary hospital in Vietnam between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, were examined. Medicine use was assessed against a list of PIMcog. Variables associated with having a PIMcog were assessed using a multiple logistic regression. Of the 128 patients, 41% used a PIMcog, 39.1% used cholinesterase inhibitors (CEIs) concomitantly with anticholinergics, and 18% used antipsychotics. The number of hospital visits (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 1.08; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-1.16) and number of treating specialists (adjusted OR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.45-0.83) were associated with PIMcog use. This study highlights a high-level use of medicines that can further impair cognition or reduce the effectiveness of CEIs in people with dementia. Efforts to improve quality use of medicines for this population are warranted
%K dementia
%K quality use of medicines
%K potentially inappropriate medicines
%K anticholinergics
%K antipsychotics
%K sedatives
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1533317518768999