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ArticleMedical care research and review : MCRR2018

Predictors of Medication Adherence in the Elderly: The Role of Mental Health.

Jo E Rodgers, Emily M Thudium, Hadi Beyhaghi, Carla A Sueta, Khalid A Alburikan, Anna M Kucharska-Newton, Patricia P Chang, Sally C Stearns

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Article in Medical care research and review : MCRR, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jo E Rodgers1 Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Emily M Thudium1 Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Hadi Beyhaghi2 Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Carla A Sueta3 School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Khalid A Alburikan4 College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Anna M Kucharska-Newton2 Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Patricia P Chang3 School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Sally C Stearns2 Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USKing Saud University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aging population routinely has comorbid conditions requiring complicated medication regimens, yet nonadherence can preclude optimal outcomes. This study explored the association of adherence in the elderly with demographic, socioeconomic, and disease burden measures. Data were from the fifth visit (2011-2013) for 6,538 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, conducted in four communities. The Morisky-Green-Levine Scale measured self-reported adherence. Forty percent of respondents indicated some nonadherence, primarily due to poor memory. Logit regression showed, surprisingly, that persons with low reading ability were more likely to report being adherent. Better self-reported physical or mental health both predicted better adherence, but the magnitude of the association was greater for mental than for physical health. Compared with persons with normal or severely impaired cognition, mild cognitive impairment was associated with lower adherence. Attention to mental health measures in clinical settings could provide opportunities for improving medication adherence.

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Cognitive DysfunctionDrug MonitoringMental HealthAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMarylandMedication AdherenceMinnesotaMississippiNorth CarolinaSelf ReportSocioeconomic Factorsagingcognitive impairmentmedication adherence

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PMID29148336
PMCPMC5704980
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