2014
Relationship Between Universal Health Outcome Priorities and Willingness to Take Medication for Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction
Case SM, O'Leary J, Kim N, Tinetti ME, Fried TR. Relationship Between Universal Health Outcome Priorities and Willingness to Take Medication for Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2014, 62: 1753-1758. PMID: 25146885, PMCID: PMC4172520, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionOutcome prioritiesPrimary preventionUniversal health outcomesFuture healthObservational cohort studyBurden of treatmentCommunity-dwelling adultsIndividual treatment decisionsSpecific clinical situationsNegative predictive valueQuality of lifeQuantity of lifeCohort studyTreatment decisionsMedicationsPredictive valueHealth outcomesClinical situationsSignificant associationOlder personsInfarctionMedication scenariosAdverse effectsPrevention
2011
Antidepressant Use and Cognitive Deficits in Older Men: Addressing Confounding by Indications with Different Methods
Han L, Kim N, Brandt C, Allore HG. Antidepressant Use and Cognitive Deficits in Older Men: Addressing Confounding by Indications with Different Methods. Annals Of Epidemiology 2011, 22: 9-16. PMID: 22037381, PMCID: PMC4054866, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression-related diagnosisAntidepressant useDepression symptomsOlder personsPropensity scoreHopkins Verbal Learning TestHypertensive menAntidepressant medicationIndication biasVerbal Learning TestMedical recordsPotential confoundingCumulative exposureOlder menCognitive impairmentMemory deficitsCognitive deficitsMultiple linear regressionLinear regressionLearning TestApparent associationScoresSymptomsDiagnosisIndications
2006
Challenges in ambulatory resident education: medication knowledge in disadvantaged patients.
Kim N, Talwalkar J, Holmboe E. Challenges in ambulatory resident education: medication knowledge in disadvantaged patients. Connecticut Medicine 2006, 70: 549-57. PMID: 17131901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication knowledgePatients' medication knowledgeSide effectsMedication namesPoor medication knowledgeLow-income patientsCross-sectional studyDiscrepant medicationsResident providersClinic visitsMost patientsDisadvantaged patientsMedication adherenceMedication mismanagementSame clinicTherapeutic failureChronic conditionsChronic diseasesTreatment goalsMedication informationClinic accessPatientsMedicationsTeaching clinicPatient safety