Factors associated with potentially inappropriate drug utilization in a sample of rural community-dwelling older adults

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 168-179

  Blalock, Susan J ^a   Byrd, John E ^a   Hansen, Richard A ^a   Yamanis, Thespina J ^b   McMullin, Katherine ^b   DeVellis, Brenda M ^b   DeVellis, Robert F ^b   Panter, A T ^a   Kawata, Ariane K ^a   Watson, Lea C ^c   Jordan, Joanne M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Andersen Newman model; Appropriateness; Beers criteria; Drug utilization; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CLONIDINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOXAZOSIN; DOXEPIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUOXETINE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; LAXATIVE; LONG ACTING DRUG; METHYLDOPA; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITROFURANTOIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; SHORT ACTING DRUG; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; THYROID HORMONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGING; ANDERSON NEWMAN MODEL; ARTICLE; BEERS CRITERION; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; MODEL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINE DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 27844516003     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1543-5946(05)80023-6     Document Type: Article

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