Corvaisier, MathieuSánchez-Rodríguez, María DoloresSautret, KevinRiou, JérémieSpiesser-Robelet, LaurenceAnnweiler, Cédric2024-10-162023Corvaisier M, Sanchez-Rodriguez D, Sautret K, Riou J, Spiesser-Robelet L, Annweiler C. Identifying older inpatients at high risk of unintentional medication discrepancies: a classification tree analysis. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 Dec;35(12):3227-32. DOI: 10.1007/s40520-023-02598-21594-0667http://hdl.handle.net/10230/61414Unintentional medication discrepancies at admission are differences between the best possible medication history and the prescribed treatment at admission, and are associated with adverse outcomes, particularly in older people. This study aimed to identify the clinical profiles of geriatric inpatients with unintentional medication discrepancies at hospital admission. A classification tree Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detector (CHAID) analysis was conducted to assess those patients' profiles and characteristics that were associated with a higher risk of unintentional medication discrepancies. One-hundred and thirty consecutive older patients admitted to acute care (87 ± 5 years old; 61.8% women) were assessed. The CHAID analysis retrieved 5 clinical profiles of older inpatients with a risk of up to 94.4% for unintentional medication discrepancies. These profiles were determined based on combinations of three characteristics: use of eye drops, frequent falls (≥ 1/year), and admission due to urgent hospitalization. These easily measurable clinical characteristics may be helpful as a supportive measure to improve pharmacological care.application/pdfengThis version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-023-02598-2info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-023-02598-2Drug managementMedication reconciliationOlder adultsPharmacological careUnintentional medication discrepancyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess