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Primary Care Practitioners' Approaches to Deprescribing Opioids for Older Adults With Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Analysis

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Risks related to long‐term opioid therapy for chronic pain are high and may increase over time with aging. Deprescribing may be a beneficial intervention for older adults prescribed chronic opioids. Methods Semi‐structured interviews with hypothetical clinical cases of older adults prescribed opioids for chronic pain: (1) low‐risk ...
Brianna X. Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benzodiazepines

open access: yes, 2017
David J. Kim, Srdjan S. Nedeljkovic
openaire   +1 more source

Exploring Current Emergency Medical Services Approaches to Manage Agitated Older Adult Patients: An Analysis of Statewide Protocols

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Most state EMS protocols provide guidance on management of agitated patients, including use of physical restraints and chemical sedatives, yet older adult‐specific modifications or dosing guidance are uncommon. ABSTRACT Background Agitation in older adults presents unique challenges for emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians.
Joshua Lachs   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educational attainment mitigates hippocampal‐related episodic memory decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease

open access: yesJournal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Ageing and Alzheimer's disease lead to declines in the brain region underlying memory for past events (hippocampus), and subsequently in memory for past events (episodic memory). However, some people show considerable adaptability in maintaining cognitive processes despite brain ageing or disease.
Annalise Aleta LaPlume   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electronic Intervention for Patient-Managed Benzodiazepine Tapering: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

open access: yesJAMA Netw Open
Humphreys K   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Emergence of Novel Benzodiazepines in Australia, Evidence, Alerts, Clinical Management and Harm Reduction-A Narrative Review. [PDF]

open access: yesDrug Alcohol Rev
Freestone J   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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