Andrea Corsonello, Marcello Maggio, Sergio Fusco, Bakhita Adamo, Diana Amantea, Claudio Pedone, Sabrina Garasto, Gian Paolo Ceda, Francesco Corica, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and incident dependency in older adults discharged from acute care hospitals. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Eleven geriatric and internal medicine acute care wards located throughout Italy. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals (mean age 79.2 ± 5.5) who were not completely dependent at the time of discharge from participating wards (N = 401)...
June 2014: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society