ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2018
Use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in People With Dementia in Vietnam and Its Associated Factors.
Article in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Concurrent Use of Anticholinergic and Antidementia Medicines in Older Adults with Dementia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Predictors and Clinical Outcomes.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Global prevalence of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication in older patients with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Polypharmacy following Dementia Diagnoses in Vietnam: Results from Real-World Data in Outpatient Settings.Gerontology · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Confidence in Providing Dementia Care to Older Adults Among Nurses Practicing in Hanoi, Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of older people nursing · 2024Article
- A national program to advance dementia research in Vietnam.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care in physicians at primary healthcare settings in Vietnam.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2023Article
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- Empowering Dementia Carers With an iSupport Virtual Assistant (e-DiVA) in Asia-Pacific Regional Countries: Protocol for a Pilot Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Towards the development of Vietnam's national dementia plan-the first step of action.Australasian journal on ageing · 2020Article
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Abstract
This study examined the use of potentially inappropriate medicines that may affect cognition (PIMcog) in people with dementia and its associated factors. Medical records of all outpatients with dementia attending a tertiary hospital in Vietnam between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, were examined. Medicine use was assessed against a list of PIMcog. Variables associated with having a PIMcog were assessed using a multiple logistic regression. Of the 128 patients, 41% used a PIMcog, 39.1% used cholinesterase inhibitors (CEIs) concomitantly with anticholinergics, and 18% used antipsychotics. The number of hospital visits (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 1.08; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-1.16) and number of treating specialists (adjusted OR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.45-0.83) were associated with PIMcog use. This study highlights a high-level use of medicines that can further impair cognition or reduce the effectiveness of CEIs in people with dementia. Efforts to improve quality use of medicines for this population are warranted.
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