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Potential Therapeutic Competition in Community-Living Older Adults in the U.S.: Use of Medications That May Adversely Affect a Coexisting Condition
Lorgunpai SJ, Grammas M, Lee DS, McAvay G, Charpentier P, Tinetti ME. Potential Therapeutic Competition in Community-Living Older Adults in the U.S.: Use of Medications That May Adversely Affect a Coexisting Condition. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e89447. PMID: 24586786, PMCID: PMC3934884, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic conditionsMedication classesDisease guidelinesOlder adultsCommunity-living older adultsCross-sectional descriptive studyAdverse medication effectsCommon chronic conditionsMultiple chronic conditionsUse of medicationsClinical outcomesCoexisting conditionsMedication effectsClinical priorityMedicare claimsMedicationsStudy conditionsAdults 65Systematic reviewDescriptive studyPerson interviewsOlder AmericansAdultsFrequency of usePrevalence
1997
A Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items
Gill T, Williams C, Richardson E, Berkman L, Tinetti M. A Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 441-445. PMID: 9100712, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb05168.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADL dependenceDevelopment cohortValidation cohortPresence of impairmentsPopulation-based cohort studyMini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) itemCommunity-living older adultsCommunity-living personsSelf-reported ADLOlder person's riskYears of ageCohort studyResearch nursesMultivariable analysisRisk groupsBaseline interviewInitial cohortStratified subjectsSeparate cohortCohortPerson's riskGeneral communityOlder adultsCognitive AssessmentComparable subjects
1996
Impairments in Physical Performance and Cognitive Status as Predisposing Factors for Functional Dependence Among Nondisabled Older Persons
Gill T, Williams C, Richardson E, Tinetti M. Impairments in Physical Performance and Cognitive Status as Predisposing Factors for Functional Dependence Among Nondisabled Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 1996, 51A: m283-m288. PMID: 8914500, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51a.6.m283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive statusPhysical performanceOlder personsCommunity-living older adultsSlow functional declineWorse physical performanceCommunity-living adultsComplete outcome dataChronic conditionsPredisposing factorsFunctional declineDaily livingOutcome dataCognitive testingOlder adultsImpairmentRiskProbability sampleSubjectsStatusAdultsYearsComprehensive assessmentSimilar resultsFollow