Sherrie Aspinall,Mary Ann Sevick,Julie Donohue et al.
Sherrie Aspinall et al.
Objective: This paper reviews recent articles examining medication errors in the elderly. Methods: MEDLINE and International Pharmaceut...
Alison A Moore,Elizabeth J Whiteman,Katherine T Ward
Alison A Moore
Background: Many older adults (ie, those aged >65 years) drink alcohol and use medications that may be harmful when consumed together. Objective: ...
Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in older adults: a review of the evidence [0.03%]
他汀类药物在老年人中的心血管疾病一级预防：证据回顾
Robin Ali,Karen P Alexander
Robin Ali
Background: Although statins have been demonstrated to be beneficial for secondary prevention in the elderly, their use for primary prevention has not been well described. ...
Use of intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of severe Clostridium difficile colitis [0.03%]
重症难辨梭菌结肠炎的静脉注射免疫球蛋白治疗
Ali Hassoun,Farrah Ibrahim
Ali Hassoun
Background: Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium responsible for most of the hospital-acquired diarrhea in developed countries. The organism received its name because it...
Retrospective evaluation of medication appropriateness and clinical pharmacist drug therapy recommendations for home-based primary care veterans [0.03%]
居家老年退伍军人药物治疗的适宜性及临床药师药学监护评价回顾性研究
Ryan G Davis,Charley A Hepfinger,Karen Ann Sauer et al.
Ryan G Davis et al.
Background: The Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI) has demonstrated reliability in several outpatient settings. Clinical pharmacists play key roles as members of an interdisciplinary team in determining medication app...
Is the number of prescribing physicians an independent risk factor for adverse drug events in an elderly outpatient population? [0.03%]
开处方医师数量是老年门诊患者药物不良事件的独立危险因素吗？
Jacqueline L Green,Jonathan N Hawley,Kimberly J Rask
Jacqueline L Green
Background: Studies indicate that adverse drug events (ADEs) are common and costly. It appears that the elderly are at greater risk of ADEs because they use more medications, have less specific presentations, and have mor...
Self-reported understanding of diabetes and its treatment among elderly ambulatory subjects in British Columbia [0.03%]
不列颠哥伦比亚省老年门诊糖尿病患者自我报告的对疾病及其治疗的理解水平
Diane Villanyi,Roger Y M Wong
Diane Villanyi
Background: There is little published information on the level of self-reported understanding of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its treatment among elderly subjects with DM or on the association between such understanding and...
Provider-patient communication about antidepressants among veterans with mental health conditions [0.03%]
退伍军人精神健康状况下的提供者-患者类抗抑郁药的沟通问题
Betsy Sleath,James A Tulsky,B Mitchell Peck et al.
Betsy Sleath et al.
Background: Little is known about provider-patient communication regarding antidepressants in primary care settings. Objective: The pur...
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in elderly ambulatory outpatients in Denver, Colorado [0.03%]
科罗拉多州丹佛市老年门诊病人维生素D不足的流行病学研究
Sunny A Linnebur,Sheryl F Vondracek,Joseph P Vande Griend et al.
Sunny A Linnebur et al.
Background: Vitamin D insufficiency is common in the elderly. However, previous studies have utilized 25-hydroxvvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations as low as
Linda Simoni-Wastila,Huiwen Keri Yang
Linda Simoni-Wastila
Background: Misuse and abuse of legal and illegal drugs constitute a growing problem among older adults. Objective: This article review...