2018
Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical care
Barry DT, Marshall BDL, Becker WC, Gordon AJ, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical care. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 191: 348-354. PMID: 30176548, PMCID: PMC6596307, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid receiptPrescription opioidsMedical careOpioid receiptVeterans Health Administration primary careNonmedical useMultivariable Cox modelInfectious disease clinicProspective cohort studyProportional hazards regressionPrescription opioid medicationsPublic health problemSubstance use disordersMedication-related characteristicsOpioid therapyOpioid medicationsOpioid prescriptionsCohort studyDisease clinicMedian ageHazards regressionEligible participantsPrimary careRisk factorsIncidence rate
2001
History and Mobility Exam Index to Identify Community-Dwelling Elderly Persons at Risk of Falling
Covinsky K, Kahana E, Kahana B, Kercher K, Schumacher J, Justice A. History and Mobility Exam Index to Identify Community-Dwelling Elderly Persons at Risk of Falling. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2001, 56: m253-m259. PMID: 11283200, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.4.m253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-dwelling elderly personsFall risk indexRisk factorsIndependent predictorsElderly personsOne-year periodIndependent risk factorRisk of FallingPrior yearHealth care practitionersFollow-up interview one yearInterviews one yearClinical historyPhysical examBaseline interviewHigh riskBalance difficultiesFall historyLower riskPrevious historyCare practitionersLogistic regressionOne-yearPrevious yearRisk index