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| Title |
High risk prescribing in older adults: prevalence, clinical and economic implications and potential for intervention at the population level
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-115 |
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| Authors |
Danijela Gnjidic, David G Le Couteur, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Andrew J McLachlan, Rosalie Viney, Sarah N Hilmer, Fiona M Blyth, Grace Joshy, Emily Banks |
| Abstract |
High risk prescribing can compromise independent wellbeing and quality of life in older adults. The aims of this project are to determine the prevalence, risk factors, clinical consequences, and costs of high risk prescribing, and to assess the impact of interventions on high risk prescribing in older people. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 146 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Estonia | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 141 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 24 | 16% |
| Researcher | 23 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 32 | 22% |
| Unknown | 22 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 35% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 27 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 17 | 12% |
| Unknown | 35 | 24% |