Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults
Tinetti ME, Han L, Lee DS, McAvay GJ, Peduzzi P, Gross CP, Zhou B, Lin H. Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 588-595. PMID: 24567036, PMCID: PMC4136657, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesAdjusted hazard ratioAntihypertensive medicationsMultiple chronic conditionsFall injuriesAntihypertensive groupHazard ratioOlder adultsChronic conditionsAntihypertensive medication classesStandardized daily doseAntihypertensive medication useCommunity-living adultsPropensity score adjustmentTraumatic brain injuryHealthy older adultsMedication intensityCardiovascular eventsMedication classesDaily doseHip fractureMedication useNationally Representative SampleHead injuryBrain injuryPotential 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