An outreach geriatric medication advisory service in residential aged care: A randomised controlled trial of case conferencing

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 612-617

  Crotty, Maria ^a   Halbert, Julie ^a   Rowett, Debra ^a   Giles, Lynne ^a   Birks, Robert ^a   Williams, Helena ^b   Whitehead, Craig ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Adelaide W Div of General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural symptoms; Case conferencing; Elderly; Medication; Randomised controlled trial; Residential care

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COSTS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE;

EID: 8644285453     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh213     Document Type: Article

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