The quality of medication use in older adults: Methods of a longitudinal study
July 27th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2008
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Volume 6, Issue 4, October 2008, Pages 220-233
Mary T., Roth , Charity G., Moore , Jena L., Ivey , Denise A., Esserman , William H., Campbell , …
Background: The quality of medication use in older adults is a recurring problem of substantial concern. Efforts to both measure and improve the quality of medication use often define quality too narrowly and fall short of addressing the complexity of an older adult’s medication regimen.Objectives: In an effort to more comprehensively define the quality of medication use in older adults, we conducted a prospective cohort study to: (1) describe the quality of medication use in community-dwelling older adults at baseline, examining differences between whites and blacks; (2) examine the effect of race on medication-related problems; and (3) assess the change…
