2019
Assessing an Interprofessional Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Educational Intervention for Primary Care Post-graduate Trainees: a Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation
Mecca MC, Thomas JM, Niehoff KM, Hyson A, Jeffery SM, Sellinger J, Mecca AP, Van Ness PH, Fried TR, Brienza R. Assessing an Interprofessional Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Educational Intervention for Primary Care Post-graduate Trainees: a Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1220-1227. PMID: 30972554, PMCID: PMC6614292, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04932-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesDeprescriptionsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInternship and ResidencyMalePharmacy ResidenciesPolypharmacyPotentially Inappropriate Medication ListPrimary Health CareProspective StudiesQualitative ResearchVeteransConceptsComplex medication managementMedication managementCardiovascular medicationsInternal medicineOlder adultsOutpatient medication managementProspective cohort studyType of medicationPre-post knowledge testInternal comparison groupPrimary care trainingAdverse health effectsInappropriate medicationsCohort studyMain MeasuresWeIntervention groupPost-graduate traineesMedical appointmentsMedicationsControl groupIndividual appointmentsCare trainingNP residentsPolypharmacyClinical setting
2018
Sleep Disturbance and the Risk of Cognitive Decline or Clinical Conversion in the ADNI Cohort
Mecca AP, Michalak HR, McDonald JW, Kemp EC, Pugh EA, Becker ML, Mecca MC, van Dyck CH. Sleep Disturbance and the Risk of Cognitive Decline or Clinical Conversion in the ADNI Cohort. Dementia And Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2018, 45: 232-242. PMID: 29886490, PMCID: PMC6178799, DOI: 10.1159/000488671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild cognitive impairmentCognitive declineSleep disturbancesSubsequent cognitive declineExecutive functionGlobal cognitionCognitionMCI participantsCognitive impairmentNormal cognitionEarly mild cognitive impairmentClinical conversionLongitudinal cohort studyYears of ageDiagnostic conversionADNI cohortCohort studyAlzheimer's diseaseSecondary analysisMemoryParticipantsImpairmentDeclineAdultsIndividuals