Prevalence of medication-related risk factors among retirement village residents: A cross-sectional survey

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 581-587

  Lee, Cik Yin ^a   George, Johnson ^a   Elliott, Rohan A ^a,b   Stewart, Kay ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home medicines review; Medication risk factors; Older people; Retirement villages; Sheltered housing

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; INSULIN; LITHIUM SALT; METHOTREXATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITROFURANTOIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; OXYBUTYNIN; PHENYTOIN; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 77955962289     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq079     Document Type: Article

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