Guideline‐Recommended Medications and Physical Function in Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
McAvay G, Allore HG, Cohen AB, Gnjidic D, Murphy TE, Tinetti ME. Guideline‐Recommended Medications and Physical Function in Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 2619-2626. PMID: 28905359, PMCID: PMC5729049, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-recommended medicationsMultiple chronic conditionsCoronary artery diseasePhysical functionChronic conditionsHeart failureAtrial fibrillationSelf-reported declineOlder adultsArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusRenin-angiotensin system blockersAngiotensin system blockersProspective observational cohortCommunity-dwelling adultsHealth risk factorsOverall sampleLess polypharmacyPolypharmacy exposureSystem blockersObservational cohortSingle medicationRisk factorsMedicationsLower risk