Associations Between Polypharmacy, Symptom Burden, and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced, Life-Limiting Illness

ConclusionsAmong adults with advanced illness, taking more medications is associated with higher symptom burden and lower QOL. Attention to medication-related symptoms and shared decision-making regarding deprescribing are warranted in this setting.NIH Trial Registry NumberClinicalTrials.gov Identifier for Parent Study - NCT01415934
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research