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Geriatric Medicine Competencies in Postgraduate Training Programs Across Specialties

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Aging populations require physicians skilled in competencies essential for the care of older adults. The extent to which such geriatric competencies are included in non‐geriatric postgraduate medical training programs is not known.
Janani Thillainadesan, Grace Pearson, Gregory M. Ouellet, Marcia C. Mecca, Terri R. Fried, Tim J. Wilkinson   +5 more
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Considerations, barriers and enablers of deprescribing among healthcare professionals in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Health Services Research
Background Deprescribing is a clinical intervention aimed at managing polypharmacy and improving older adults’ health outcomes. However, evidence suggests that healthcare professionals (HCPs) may face challenges in implementing the intervention.
Sule Ajibola Saka, Tolulope Ruth Osineye
doaj   +1 more source

Patient Outcomes Associated With a Composite Measure of 4Ms Care Adherence in the Inpatient Setting

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The 4Ms (what matters, medication, mentation, and mobility) is a widely adopted age‐friendly care framework. However, there is no evidence on inpatient 4Ms adherence thresholds associated with improved outcomes. Methods In a retrospective cross‐sectional analysis, we measured encounter‐level adherence to the 4Ms for inpatients 65 ...
Benjamin I. Rosner, Robert L. Thombley, Stephanie E. Rogers, Julia Adler‐Milstein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deprescribing Algorithm.

, 2016
Deprescribing Algorithm.
Amy Page (2549389), Kathleen Potter (82504), Leon Flicker (95283), Christopher Etherton-Beer (398694)   +3 more
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Controlled Drug Use and Falls in Older People With Neurogenic Claudication: Secondary Analysis of the BOOST RCT

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Controlled pain medications increase the risk of falls. Despite this, they are commonly prescribed for painful neurogenic claudication. Previously, we reported that the Better Outcomes for Older People with Spinal Trouble (BOOST) program improved walking and reduced overall falls at 12 months.
Helen Richmond‐Davies, Paul Newell, John Richmond, Javed Iqbal, Esther Williamson, Cynthia Srikesavan, Graham Boniface, Sarah E. Lamb, on behalf of the BOOST Research Group   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How “age-friendly” are deprescribing interventions? A scoping review of deprescribing trials

, 2022
To assess how age-friendly deprescribing trials are regarding intervention design and outcome assessment. Reduced use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) can be addressed by deprescribing—a systematic process of discontinuing and/or reducing ...
Eric J. Podsiadly, Amanda S. Mixon, Podsiadly, Eric J, Shen, Jenny Y, Mixon, Amanda S, Fick, Donna M, Wang, Jinjiao, Ramsdale, Erika E, Jinjiao, Wang, Simmons, Sandra F, Caprio, Thomas V, Conwell, Yeates, Yeates Conwell, Erika E. Ramsdale, Nathan, Kobi T, Thomas V. Caprio, Jenny Y. Shen, Kobi Nathan, Jinjiao Wang, Donna M. Fick, Sandra F. Simmons, Yu, Fang, Fang Yu   +22 more
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Exploring Deprescribing Opportunities for Community Pharmacists [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Deprescribing, the process of stopping medications, can reduce the use of harmful or unnecessary medications, but is challenging for patients and prescribers to implement.
Korenvain, Clara
core   +1 more source

Developing a Theoretically Informed Strategy to Enhance Pharmacist-Led Deprescribing in Care Homes for Older People

Pharmacy
Polypharmacy is prevalent in older people residing in care homes. Deprescribing, reducing or stopping harmful or unnecessary medicines, leads to improvements in patient- and health-system-orientated outcomes.
Linda Birt, David Wright, David P. Alldred, Christine M. Bond, Richard Holland, Carmel Hughes, Sion Scott   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preventing Constipation in People Living With Dementia: Co‐Design of a Non‐Pharmacological Care Bundle for Residential Aged Care

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To develop a care‐bundle of non‐pharmacological strategies with the potential to prevent constipation in people with dementia in Residential Aged Care (RAC). Design Mixed‐methods intervention development study using Modified Delphi and co‐design, informed by evidence, current constipation prevention practices and stakeholder ...
Linda Schnitker, Zoe Selby, Mili Dhir, Jeena Wagle, Yvonne Feeley, Dominique Myers, Rekha Singh, Deepa Sriram, Kate Mcleod, Fleur O'Keefe, Kath Paine, Claudia Meyer, Jane Phillips, Judy A. Lowthian   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer co‐medication quality in older patients with polypharmacy: A large randomized trial testing a medication review versus usual care

Journal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing medication reviews in geriatric oncology is sparse. Methods We conducted a single‐blinded RCT in ten rehabilitation clinics across Germany. Patients with common cancers, aged ≥ 65 years, and polypharmacy (regularly ≥ five drugs) were randomly allocated in equal proportions to
Miriam Degen, Annette Kopp‐Schneider, Tomislav Vlaski, Sigrid Carlsson, Peter Hallermann, Ludmilla Jewlanowa, Jana Barinoff, Valentin Goede, Christian Lüders, Thomas Kiefer‐Trendelenburg, Diana Lüftner, Jasmin Doll, Jürgen Wagner, Birgit Leibbrand, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source