2018
National Prescribing Trends for High‐Risk Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults
Rhee TG, Choi YC, Ouellet GM, Ross JS. National Prescribing Trends for High‐Risk Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1382-1387. PMID: 29582410, PMCID: PMC6097908, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAnticholinergic prescriptionsPhysician specialtyDrug classesPrescribing trendsOffice-based outpatient visitsOffice-based physician visitsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder adultsNational prescribing trendsCommon drug classesLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional analysisSpecific physician specialtiesAnticholinergic medicationsPhysician visitsOutpatient visitsQuality prescribingCare SurveyFemale sexStratified analysisSouthern geographic regionsGreater oddsTotal visits
2017
Prehospital Delay in Older Adults with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The ComprehenSIVe Evaluation of Risk Factors in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Study
Ouellet GM, Geda M, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Tinetti ME, Chaudhry SI. Prehospital Delay in Older Adults with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The ComprehenSIVe Evaluation of Risk Factors in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 2391-2396. PMID: 29044463, PMCID: PMC5681402, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyMyocardial Infarction StudyPrehospital delayOlder adultsOlder patientsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsFuture public health effortsContemporary national cohortMedical record abstractionPublic health effortsCross-sectional analysisAntiischemic therapyHospital presentationIndex hospitalizationHospital delaySymptom durationDiabetes mellitusClinical presentationComorbid conditionsRecord abstractionAtypical symptomsNonwhite race