A Preliminary Study of Anticholinergic Burden and Relationship to a Quality of Life Indicator, Engagement in Activities, in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-257

  Kolanowski, Ann ^a   Fick, Donna M ^a   Campbell, Judy ^b   Litaker, Mark ^c   Boustani, Malaz ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

activity; Anticholinergic burden; dementia; nursing home residents

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ATENOLOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COLCHICINE; DICYCLOVERINE; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; IMIPRAMINE; ISOSORBIDE; LOPERAMIDE; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; OLANZAPINE; OXYBUTYNIN; PAROXETINE; PREDNISONE; QUETIAPINE; RANITIDINE; RISPERIDONE; TOLTERODINE; TRAZODONE; TRIAMTERENE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349224750     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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