Prevalence and predictors of regularly scheduled prescription medications of newly admitted nursing home residents
| Autor: | Elizabeth A. Renner, Veronica F. Engle, Marshall J. Graney |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Psychological intervention Comorbidity Drug Prescriptions Sampling Studies White People Patient Admission Sex Factors Predictive Value of Tests Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Southwestern United States Dementia Humans Medical prescription Aged Geriatrics Aged 80 and over business.industry Public health Cardiovascular Agents Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Southeastern United States Nursing Homes Black or African American Cardiovascular Diseases Emergency medicine Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Nursing homes business Central Nervous System Agents |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 40(3) |
| ISSN: | 0002-8614 |
| Popis: | Objective The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and predictors of commonly prescribed regularly scheduled medications. Design Data were collected on the first day following nursing home admission in this non-experimental study. Setting A stratified, proportional probability sample of eight nursing homes in a large Mid-South city participated in this study. Participants A consecutive sample of 574 new and readmitted nursing home residents who did not refuse participation. Interventions None. Main Outcome Measure(s) Data were collected on regularly scheduled prescription medications and resident and nursing home characteristics. Results Residents without a diagnosis of dementia were more likely to receive cardiovascular medications (Odds Ratio = 2.34; 95% CI = 1.56–3.49), and white residents were more likely to receive cardiovascular medications (Odds Ratio = 1.74; 95% CI = 1.19–2.53) or central nervous system medications (Odds Ratio = 1.72; 95% CI = 1.18–2.51). Older residents were less likely to receive central nervous system medications (Odds Ratio = 0.97 per year; 95% CI = 0.96–0.99), and females were more likely to receive cardiovascular medications (Odds Ratio = 1.89; 95% CI = 1.30–2.75). Conclusions Resident characteristics were the most important predictors for cardiovascular and central nervous system medication prescriptions of new and readmitted nursing home residents. |
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