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Use of Medications With Anticholinergic Effect Predicts Clinical Severity of Delirium Symptoms in Older Medical Inpatients
Han L, McCusker J, Cole M, Abrahamowicz M, Primeau F, Elie M. Use of Medications With Anticholinergic Effect Predicts Clinical Severity of Delirium Symptoms in Older Medical Inpatients. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 1099-1105. PMID: 11322844, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.8.1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelirium severityACH medicationsMedication exposureDelirium symptomsMedical inpatientsInpatients 65 yearsModifiable risk factorsOlder medical inpatientsUse of medicationsPresence of dementiaElderly medical inpatientsMixed linear regression modelsAnticholinergic medicationsACh effectsAnticholinergic effectsMedication usePrevalent deliriumDelirium IndexRisk factorsClinical severityMedicationsDeliriumSymptom severityLongitudinal associationsSeverity
2020
Associations Between Somatic Multimorbidity Patterns and Depression in a Longitudinal Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Chinese
Yao SS, Cao GY, Han L, Huang ZT, Chen ZS, Su HX, Hu Y, Xu B. Associations Between Somatic Multimorbidity Patterns and Depression in a Longitudinal Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Chinese. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2020, 21: 1282-1287.e2. PMID: 31928934, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic somatic conditionsSomatic multimorbidityDepressive symptomsOlder Chinese adultsSomatic conditionsChinese adultsEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleLongitudinal associationsRetirement Longitudinal Study 2011Multimorbidity patternsLongitudinal cohortDepression ScaleRespiratory conditionsHigh riskGreater oddsRespiratory patternMental disordersSymptomsChina HealthGreater riskOlder populationOlder adultsSkeletal patternClinical practitionersDepression
2017
0755 LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RISK FACTORS WITH INSOMNIA SEVERITY IN OLDER PERSONS
Miner B, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Van Ness P, Han L, Gill T, Fragoso C. 0755 LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RISK FACTORS WITH INSOMNIA SEVERITY IN OLDER PERSONS. Sleep 2017, 40: a280-a280. DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sleep disordersCommunity-dwelling personsMean ISI scorePrecipitating Events ProjectRisk factorsInsomnia severityRace/ethnicityMedication useSmoking statusCardiorespiratory diseaseFemale sexSleep disordersISI scoresDepressive symptomsCognitive impairmentOlder personsLongitudinal associationsNumber of medicationsInsomnia Severity IndexCardiorespiratory conditionsInsomnia managementTherapeutic priorityNeuropsychologic impairmentSociodemographic factorsSignificant association