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Beers criteria-based assessment of medication use in hospitalized elderly patients in Southern Brazil

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2014
Background: Population aging has evolved gradually. Polypharmacy to control disease associated with age-related physiological changes increases the risk of adverse drug reactions, including drug interactions among the elderly population.
Carla de Oliveira Alves, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol, Daisson Jose Trevisol   +2 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of a steam foot spa on geriatric inpatients with cognitive impairment: a pilot study [PDF]

, 2013
Yoshihisa Koike,1 Hideki Kondo,2 Satoshi Kondo,1 Masayuki Takagi,1 Yoshio Kano31Department of Occupational Therapy, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Mihara, Japan; 2Yoshiigawa Hospital, Okayama, Japan; 3Department of Occupational Therapy, Kibi ...
Kondo S, Kano Y, Kondo H, Takagi M, Koike Y   +4 more
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Hopelessness in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients [PDF]

, 1993
To study hopelessness in adolescent inpatients, we administered the Beck Hopelessness Scale to 108 inpatients between 12 and 17 years old who were diagnosed with mixed psychiatric disorders. Moderate to severe pessimism about the future was described by
Robert A. Steer, Aaron T. Beck, Geetha Kumar   +2 more
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Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pattern of Substance Abuse in Psychiatric Inpatients [PDF]

, 1991
This study examined the pattern of substance abuse in a sample of 114 psychiatric inpatients using a standardized diagnostic interview. As predicted, psychiatric inpatients reported a significantly higher rate of substance abuse than a randomly selected
Beverly Campbell, Gerald Shugar, Brenda B. Toner, Ines Di Gasbarro   +3 more
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Underreporting of obesity in hospital inpatients: a comparison of body mass index and administrative documentation in Australian hospitals [PDF]

, 2020
Despite its high prevalence, there is no systematic approach to documenting and coding obesity in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity among inpatients, the proportion of obese patients recognised as obese by hospital ...
Hickman, Ingrid J., Tracy Comans, Hickman, Ingrid J, Lucas, Alisha, Donna F Hickling, Ingrid J Hickman, Alisha Lucas, Hickling, Donna F, Elise M Gane, Di Bella, Alexandra L, Alexandra L Di Bella, Gane, Elise M., Comans, Tracy, Di Bella, Alexandra L., Merrilyn Banks, Gane, Elise M, Banks, Merrilyn, Adrienne M Young, Young, Adrienne M, Young, Adrienne M., Hickling, Donna F.   +20 more
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Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok, Samantha Morais, William K. Silverstein, Clare L. Atzema, Gregory Choy, Priyanka Chandratre, Ping Li, Jessica Widdifield   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos, William Daniel Soulsby III, Emily von Scheven   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source