ArticleThe Consultant pharmacist : the journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists2015
Racial differences in anticholinergic use among community-dwelling elders.
Article in The Consultant pharmacist : the journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Antimuscarinic use among older adults with dementia and overactive bladder: a Medicare beneficiaries study.Current medical research and opinion · 2021Article
- Disparities in Cognitive Impairment With Anticholinergic Drug Use: A Population-Based Study.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2021Article
- Reducing anticholinergic medication exposure among older adults using consumer technology: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2021Article
- Disparities in the appropriateness of medication use: Analysis of the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) population-based cohort study.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2020Article
- Comparative Analysis Of Anticholinergics Prescribed To Elderly Patients At A Korean Long-Term Care Facility According To Beers Criteria 2003, 2012, And 2015 And Anticholinergic-Burden Rating Scales: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Article
- Understanding older adults' medication decision making and behavior: A study on over-the-counter (OTC) anticholinergic medications.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2019Article
- Anticholinergics Influence Transition from Normal Cognition to Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults in Primary Care.Pharmacotherapy · 2018Observational
- Anticholinergic medication use and dementia: latest evidence and clinical implications.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2016Review
- Concordance Between Anticholinergic Burden Scales.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2015Article
- A digital health kiosk is acceptable, usable, and improves decisions about high-risk over-the-counter medications when used by older adults: Results of formative user testing.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
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Abstract
objectiveFew studies have examined racial differences in potentially inappropriate medication use. The objective of this study was to examine racial disparities in using prescription and/or nonprescription anticholinergics, a type of potentially inappropriate medication, over time.
designLongitudinal.
settingData from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (years 1, 5, and 10).
participantsThree thousand fifty-five community-dwelling older adults, both blacks and whites, at year 1.
main outcome measureHighly anticholinergic medication use per the 2012 American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.
resultsBlacks represented 41.4% of the participants at year 1. At year 1, 13.4% of blacks used an anticholinergic medication compared with 17.8% of whites, and this difference persisted over the ensuing 10-year period. Diphenhydramine was the most common anticholinergic medication reported at baseline and year 5, and meclizine at year 10, for both races. Controlling for demographics, health status, and access to care factors, blacks were 24% to 45% less likely to use any anticholinergics compared with whites over the years considered (all P < 0.05).
conclusionThe use of prescription and/or nonprescription anticholinergic medications was less common in older blacks than whites over a 10-year period, and the difference was unexplained by demographics, health status, and access to care.
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