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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"medication use"”.
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Shared Responsibility for Medication Use : An Experiment
<p>Medication adherence is an important part of effective therapy for gastrointestinal disease. Theory has suggested that the more involved the individual is in their care the more adherent they will be to their medication regime. However, such management is often complicated by patient …
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INAPPROPRIATE ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION USE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
… the prevalence of inappropriate anticholinergic medication use in the elderly in general and elderly with dementia patients in specific (ii) to determine the predictors of inappropriate anticholinergic medication use in the elderly (iii) to determine the predictors of inappropriate …
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Medication use in palliative and end of life care
… advanced cancer are often prescribed complex medication regimens. This makes the process of medicines management (incorporating prescribing, dispensing, adherence and medication review) challenging for this patient population. The overall aim of this thesis was to determine how effectively …
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An Evaluation of Medicaid Programs Using Medication Use-Related Quality Measures
… of care provided to Medicaid beneficiaries using medication use-related quality indicators. Methods: This study is a retrospective analysis of 2006 & 2007 Medicaid administrative claims data from 45 states and DC. Eleven medication use-related measures (adherence/persistence and standard of care) …
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Factors associated with variation in secondary prevention medication use after stroke
Stroke is an important cause of death and disability. Once a person has had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), they have a high chance of having another, and this risk can be reduced by taking stroke prevention medications. Medications to prevent recurrent stroke include statins to lower …
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Psychotropic Medication Use in Older Foster Youth: A Focus on Racial Differences
<p>Problem: The use of psychotropic medications among foster youth has received growing national attention due to high rates of use and concerns about the appropriateness of prescribing. Understanding medication use in older foster youth is of heightened concern as these youth are preparing to …
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use In Older Patient With Breast and Colorectal Cancer
… predictors of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use and its impact on outcomes (including ER visits, hospitalization, all cause death, and composite of three) in breast and colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.<strong> </strong>We used data from the SEER database …
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A Description of Psychotropic Medication Use in Institution and Community Settings in Ontario.
This study examined patterns of psychotropic medication use among 120 participants with intellectual disabilities (ID) who used to live in facilities and now reside in community-based settings in Ontario. There were significantly more participants taking psychotropic medication in the community …
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The status of medication use and medication misuse in the low-income senior citizens.
… to provide basic data to develop the program for medication use management that is based on characteristics of the elderly. This study was done on 165 subjects of age 65 or older living in rental apartments which is located in two cities in Kyonggi province. The study consisted of subjects who …
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Psychological factors that impact on non-compliant medication use amongst patients diagnosed with hypertension
… shows that many patients fail to take their medication as they should. Non-compliance is the main problem associated with drug-related treatments, specifically amongst patients diagnosed with chronic conditions, such as hypertension. Past research has focused on many different factors …
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Enhancing health equity in antidiabetic medication use and diabetes care outcomes through data science approaches
… to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Antidiabetic medications play a central role in glycemic control and in preventing or delaying diabetes-related complications. Understanding differences in antidiabetic medication use patterns and promoting sustained adherence are essential for reducing …
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Comparison of three levels of ascertainment of antenatal medication use at Gugulethu Midwife Obstetric Unit
Background The use of medicines and/or remedies among pregnant women is common. Pregnant women are generally excluded from clinical trials due to ethical reasons. There are therefore minimal data available about the safety of most drugs during pregnancy by the time they come to the market, and …
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Racial and Ethnic Differences In Correlates of Medication Use Among Youth With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… This study identifies correlates of medication use for youth aged 4-17 diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) separately among those who are non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and multiracial. </p> <p> <bold>Method</bold> Data were obtained from …
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Examining Longitudinal Patterns of Psychotropic Medication Use by Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Relocating from Institutions to Community Settings
… This study examined changes in psychotropic medication usage following deinstitutionalization as well as changes over time in the community. Various proxy measures were collected on demographic variables (e.g., age, sex, etc.), adaptive functioning, challenging behaviour, psychotropic …
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Prevalence and patterns of medication use in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Western Cape
… data around the efficacy of commonly prescribed medications. There is no data around the prevalence of medication use in the ASD population in South Africa. The aim of this study is to determine the prevelance and patterns of medication use in children and adolescents with ASD in the Western Cape …
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The role of medication use and state anxiety on the cognitive components of emotional facial processing: An Event-Related Potentials Study
… the relationship between anxiety, psychotropic medications, and attentional resources remains a relatively unexplored area. The current study therefore aimed to examine the impact of anxiety reducing SSRI medication on emotional facial processing by comparing individuals with high and low …
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The effects of rocking chair motion on postoperative ileus duration, subjective pain, pain medication use and time to discharge following abdominal surgery
Rocking motion may be useful in resolving postoperative ileus (POI) in cancer patients who have undergone abdominal surgery. Operations of the abdomen result in gastrointestinal dysmotility, to some extent, in all patients because abdominal surgical procedures to remove abdominal tumors require …
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Patients' Perceptions of Provider Communication, Provider Knowledge and Provider Competence and Associations with Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
… and incidence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among community-dwelling Medicare Part D beneficiaries, and to assess associations between patients' perceptions of provider communication, provider knowledge, and provider competence with PIM use. A retrospective observational …
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