Drug burden index and beers criteria: Impact on functional outcomes in older people living in self-care retirement villages

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 258-265

  Gnjidic, Danijela ^a,b   Le Couteur, David G ^b,c   Abernethy, Darrell R ^d   Hilmer, Sarah N ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Drug Burden Index; function; geriatrics; self care retirement villages

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEERS CRITERIA; DRUG BURDEN INDEX; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF CARE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HAND STRENGTH; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LEG; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; COGNITION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RETIREMENT; SELF CARE;

EID: 84856591127     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270010395591     Document Type: Article

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