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dc.contributor.authorElbeddini, Ali-
dc.contributor.authorTayefehchamani, Yasamin-
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Zekiye-
dc.contributor.authorVillegas, Josiah J.-
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Eleen Y.-
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-01T02:05:58Z-
dc.date.available2024-11-01T02:05:58Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.issn1658-3612-
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7158-
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study evaluates the role of a specialised and multidisciplinary healthcare team, including a pharmacist, in providing medication management for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, in a memory clinic. Methods: The study analysed the dataset of 102 patients of a geriatric and memory clinic in a rural area of Ontario, Canada. The case histories of the patients were reviewed a week before the clinic day and a pharmacist performed medication reconciliations. During the clinic day, cognitive tests were conducted and outcomes were discussed with the team, to create a care plan and schedule a follow-up within 3, 6 or 12 months. Results: Most patients had an average of 5 prescriptions and 2 non-prescription medications deprescribed, and 57% of patients were started on memory-related medications. A total of 712 medications (p-value 0.001) were deprescribed, with 510 prescriptions and 202 nonprescription items. Out of the 712 deprescribed drugs, 374 were discontinued with no therapeutic substitutions, 202 were reduced in dosage and 136 were switched to a safer alternative. A total of 43 patients showed improved Activities of Daily Living (ADL) performance after 3 and 6 months and 68 patients showed improvement after 12 months. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in addressing drug-therapy problems, medication optimisation, and deprescription in patients with dementia. The presence of a pharmacist in the multidisciplinary team enables impactful medication optimisation and leads to improved patient outcomes. This demonstrates the value of specialised expertise in medication management for patients with dementia.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOriginal Article;220-234-
dc.subjectActivities of daily livingen_US
dc.subjectDementiaen_US
dc.subjectDeprescribingen_US
dc.subjectMemory clinicen_US
dc.subjectMild cognitive impairmenten_US
dc.titleEvaluation of a community-based memory clinic in collaboration with local hospitals to support patients with memory declineen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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