• Nutrition · Jul 2023

    Association between deprescribing from polypharmacy and functional recovery and home discharge among older patients with sarcopenia after stroke.

    • Eiji Kose, Ayaka Matsumoto, and Yoshihiro Yoshimura.
    • Department of Pharmacy, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
    • Nutrition. 2023 Jul 1; 111: 112040112040.

    ObjectiveEvidence regarding the association between deprescribing from polypharmacy and outcomes in the convalescent rehabilitation setting is rare. The aim of this study was to assess the association between deprescribing from polypharmacy and functional recovery and home discharge in older patients with sarcopenia after stroke.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was conducted at a convalescent rehabilitation hospital from January 2015 to December 2021. Among newly admitted patients in the convalescent rehabilitation ward who had experienced a stroke, patients aged ≥65 y with sarcopenia at admission and who were using at least five medications were included. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to hand-grip strength and skeletal muscle mass index following the criteria of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019. The primary outcome measures were functional independence-measured motor activity (FIM-motor) at discharge and home discharge. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine whether deprescribing from polypharmacy at admission was independently associated with rehabilitation outcomes.ResultsAmong the 264 patients with polypharmacy, 153 patients (mean age, 81.1 y; 46.4% males) were diagnosed with sarcopenia and included in the analysis. Of them, 56 (36.6%) were deprescribed from polypharmacy. Deprescribing from polypharmacy was independently associated with FIM-motor at discharge (β, 0.137; P = 0.017) and home discharge (odds ratio, 1.393; P = 0.002).ConclusionsBecause no effective pharmacotherapy for sarcopenia has been established, the novel findings of this study may be useful in the pharmacotherapy for older patients with sarcopenia after stroke. Deprescribing from polypharmacy on admission was positively associated with functional status at discharge and home discharge in older patients with sarcopenia after stroke.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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