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| Medication use patterns among demented, cognitively impaired and cognitively intact community-dwelling elderly people | | Author(s) | K E Schmader, J T Hanlon, G G Fillenbaum |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 27, no 4, July 1998 |
| Pages | pp 493-502 |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Mental ageing ; Living in the community ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 520 participants of the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) in North Carolina were asked about their medication use in the previous two weeks. Cognitive status, the primary independent variable were divided into: 100 with dementia; 117, cognitive impairment but no dementia; and 303 cognitively intact. The use of any prescription medication was similar in the three groups. The demented were significantly less likely than cognitively impaired people to use any OTC (over the counter) medications, cardiovascular medications, and analgesics. As a combined group, those who were demented and cognitively impaired were less likely than the cognitively intact group to use any OTC medications. Compared with the cognitively impaired group, the demented group took fewer prescription medications and similar numbers of OTC medications. Increasing level of cognitive dysfunction is associated with decreased use of OTC, cardiovascular and analgesic medications and the use of fewer prescription medications. These results suggest important differences in medication use patterns among community dwelling older people who vary in cognitive status. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981208247 A |
| Classmark | LLD: EA: E4: D6: K4: 3KB: 7T |
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