Potential Therapeutic Competition in Community-Living Older Adults in the U.S.: Use of Medications That May Adversely Affect a Coexisting Condition

The 75% of older adults with multiple chronic conditions are at risk of therapeutic competition (i.e. treatment for one condition may adversely affect a coexisting condition). The objective was to determine the prevalence of potential therapeutic competition in community-living older adults. Cross-s...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 9; no. 2; p. e89447
Main Authors:	Lorgunpai, Songprod Jonathan, Grammas, Marianthe, Lee, David S. H., McAvay, Gail, Charpentier, Peter, Tinetti, Mary E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 25.02.2014 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Activities of daily living Adults Aged Aged, 80 and over Arthritis Beneficiaries Biology Cardiovascular disease Care and treatment Chronic conditions Chronic Disease - drug therapy Chronic illnesses Chronic obstructive lung disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Communities Comorbidity Competition Cross-Sectional Studies Dementia Diabetes Drug Interactions Drugs Elderly Enrollments Female Geriatrics Government programs Guidelines Health care Health care policy Heart failure Hospitals Humans Hypertension Interviews Male Medicare Medicine Morbidity Older people Patient Medication Knowledge Pharmaceutical Preparations - administration & dosage Polypharmacy Prescription drugs Residence Characteristics Studies Substance abuse treatment United States United States Oregon United States > US Connecticut
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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