You are seeing a free-to-access but limited selection of the activity Altmetric has collected about this research output.
Click here to find out more.
X Demographics
Mendeley readers
| Title |
An educational intervention to reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications among older adults (EMPOWER study): protocol for a cluster randomized trial
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Trials, March 2013
|
| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-80 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Philippe Martin, Robyn Tamblyn, Sara Ahmed, Cara Tannenbaum |
| Abstract |
Currently, far too many older adults consume inappropriate prescriptions, which increase the risk of adverse drug reactions and unnecessary hospitalizations. A health education program directly informing patients of prescription risks may promote inappropriate prescription discontinuation in chronic benzodiazepine users. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 238 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 233 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 42 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 8% |
| Researcher | 19 | 8% |
| Other | 48 | 20% |
| Unknown | 52 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 70 | 29% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 38 | 16% |
| Psychology | 18 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 10% |
| Unknown | 59 | 25% |