Variation in medication understanding among the elderly

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-380

  Spiers, Mary V ^a   Kutzik, David M ^b   Lamar, Melissa ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Comprehension; Dosage schedules; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPREHENSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 1642525699     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.4.373     Document Type: Article

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