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The AdHOC study of older adults' adherence to medication in 11 countries [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Authors investigated, cross-nationally, the factors, including demographic, psychiatric ( including cognitive), physical, and behavioral, determining whether older people take their prescribed medication.
Cooper, Claudia, Katona, Cornelius, Cordula Wagner, Daniela Fialova, Wagner, C., Cornelius Katona, Wagner, Cordula, Livingston, G., Carpenter, G. Iain, Gill Livingston, Cooper, C., Katona, C., Fialova, Daniela, Carpenter, I., Schroll, M., Iain Carpenter, Claudia Cooper, Marianne Schroll, Livingston, Gill, Schroll, Marianne, Fialova, D.   +20 more
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An inventory of collaborative medication reviews for older adults - evolution of practices

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Collaborative medication review (CMR) practices for older adults are evolving in many countries. Development has been under way in Finland for over a decade, but no inventory of evolved practices has been conducted.
A. Kiiski, M. Airaksinen, A. Mäntylä, S. Desselle, A. Kumpusalo-Vauhkonen, T. Järvensivu, M. Pohjanoksa-Mäntylä   +6 more
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Pharmacist medication review: An integrated team approach to serve home-based primary care patients.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundComprehensive medication review is a patient-centered approach to optimize medication use and improve patient outcomes. This study outlines a pilot model of care in which a remote corporate-based clinical pharmacist implemented comprehensive ...
Michele Monzón-Kenneke, Paul Chiang, Nengliang Aaron Yao, Mark Greg   +3 more
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Medication Therapy Management: Methods to Increase Comprehensive Medication Review Participation

, 2013
Class of 2013 AbstractSpecific Aims: To compare the Comprehensive Medication Review (CMR) rate for Workflow Model #1 (used in 2010) to the CMR rate for Workflow Model #2 (used in 2011) at the Medication Management Center (MMC).
Ortega, Yanina, Boesen, Kevin, Diaz, Melissa   +2 more
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Medical image segmentation on GPUs – A comprehensive review

Medical Image Analysis, 2015
Segmentation of anatomical structures, from modalities like computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound, is a key enabling technology for medical applications such as diagnostics, planning and guidance. More efficient implementations are necessary, as most segmentation methods are computationally expensive, and the amount ...
Erik Smistad, Thomas L. Falch, Mohammadmehdi Bozorgi, Anne C. Elster, Frank Lindseth   +4 more
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Impact of Pharmacist-Conducted Comprehensive Medication Reviews for Older Adult Patients to Reduce Medication Related Problems

Pharmacy, 2017
Older adults are demanding increased healthcare attention with regards to prescription use due in large part to highly complex medication regimens. As patients age, medications often have a more pronounced effect on older adults, negatively impacting ...
Whitney J. Kiel, Shaun W. Phillips
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INtervention for Cognitive Reserve Enhancement in delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s Symptomatic Expression (INCREASE), a randomized controlled trial: rationale, study design, and protocol

Trials, 2019
Background The course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) includes a 10–20-year preclinical period with progressive accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the absence of symptomatic cognitive or functional decline.
Daniela C. Moga, Brooke F. Beech, Erin L. Abner, Frederick A. Schmitt, Riham H. El Khouli, Ashley I. Martinez, Lynne Eckmann, Mark Huffmyer, Rosmy George, Gregory A. Jicha   +9 more
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The impact of a community pharmacist conducted comprehensive medication review (CMR) on 30-day re-admission rates and increased patient satisfaction scores: A pilot study

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2013
Objective: To determine the impact of pharmacist conducted Comprehensive Medication Review (CMR) follow-up within seven days after discharge on (1) readmission rates, (2) detection of drug related problems, (3) and changes in Hospital Consumer Assessment
Brittany Snodgrass, Charles K. Babcock, Anne Teichman   +2 more
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Protocol of the OPTIMAL study: Optimization of polypharmacy in geriatric oncology - A randomized controlled trial

BMC Cancer, 2023
Background Polypharmacy is very common in older cancer patients and these patients are particularly vulnerable to drug-drug interactions and adverse drug reactions because they often receive chemotherapy and symptom-relieving agents.
Ben Schöttker, Li-Ju Chen, Reiner Caspari, Hermann Brenner   +3 more
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Interpretation of a Position Statement from an Italian Scientific Consortium: Medication Review and Deprescribing [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Multimorbidity often leads to polypharmacy, increasing the risk of drug interactions and adverse drug reactions. Medication review and deprescribing are crucial strategies for improving therapeutic regimens, aiming to enhance patients' overall ...
SUN Jiaying, ZHOU Pengxiang, XIA Yu, YAN Ming, ZHOU Xinmei, WU Lingyan, TONG Yuling, ZHAO Yang, XU Zhijie
doaj   +1 more source