Table 1.
Risk factors for medication related admissions and medication related readmissions
| Risk factor | Studied in the following population | Found in the studies |
|---|---|---|
| High risk medication | Adult patients hospitalization at general medicine | Allaudeen et al. [44] |
| 50 years old and older and had one of a selection comorbidity | Schoonover et al. [39] | |
| Adult patients | Willson et al. [38] | |
| Adult patients with heart failure | Colavecchia et al. [36] | |
| Polypharmacy | Patients 70 years old or older | Wimmer et al. [40] |
| Patients hospitalized in a geriatric unit | Cabre et al. [33] | |
| Adult patients | McLachlan et al. [23] | |
| Low or intermediate therapy adherence (combined)/non adherence | Patients above 65 years old or ten or more medications, heart failure, pharmacist consultation of duplications in medication list | Rosen et al. [42] |
| Adult patients | Leendertse et al. [7] | |
| Inappropriate medication | Patients hospitalized in a geriatric unit | Cabre et al. [33] |
| No pharmacy consult | Adult patients | Thomas et al. [27] |
| Work up error/missing follow up appointments | Adult patients | Moore et al. [45] |
| Adult patients | Thomas et al. [27] | |
| Older age | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |
| Adult patients | Leendertse et al. [7] | |
| Adult patients | Thomas et al. [27] | |
| Adult patients | Davies et al. [25] | |
| Male sex | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |
| Patients 60 years and older | Zhang et al. [7] | |
| Female | Patients hospitalized in a geriatric unit | Cabre et al. [33] |
| Black race | Adult patients hospitalization at general medicine | Allaudeen et al. [44] |
| Comorbidities (including high comorbidity score) | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |
| Adult patients | Leendertse et al. [7] | |
| Patients 60 years and older | Zhang et al. [24] | |
| Renal disease/—insufficiency | Adult patients hospitalization at general medicine | Allaudeen et al. [44] |
| Patients hospitalized in a geriatric unit | Cabre et al. [33] | |
| Adult patients | Leendertse et al. [7] | |
| Congestive heart failure | Adult patients hospitalization at general medicine | Allaudeen et al. [44] |
| Cancer | Adult patients hospitalization at general medicine | Allaudeen et al. [44] |
| Patients 65 years old or older | Hauviller et al. [28] | |
| Patients 80 years old or older | Alassaad et al. [34] | |
| Iron deficiency anemia | Adult patients hospitalization at general medicine | Allaudeen et al. [44] |
| Presence of pulmonary disease | Patients 80 years old or older | Alassaad et al. [34] |
| Cognitive impairment or dementia | Patients 70 years old or older | Wimmer et al. [40] |
| Adult patients | Leendertse et al. [7] | |
| Weight loss | Adult patients hospitalization at general medicine | Allaudeen et al. [44] |
| Falling in the last 12 months | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |
| Length of stay in the hospital | Adult patients | Leendertse et al. [7] |
| Patients 60 years and older | Zhang et al. [24] | |
| Discharged to nonhome setting/Depending living situation | Patients 70 years old or older | Wimmer et al. [40] |
| Adult patients | Leendertse et al. [7] | |
| Elderly men with adult children as caregivers | Adult patients | Olson et al. [41] |
| Responsibility | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |
| Feelings of loneliness | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |
| Self-rated health | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |
| Life-Satisfaction | Adult patients | Hallgren et al. [43] |