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| ALISON AHERN MOORESummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Do health educator telephone calls reduce at-risk drinking among older adults in primary care?James C Lin
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:334-9. 2010..Alcohol screening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol use has not been consistently delivered in primary care as part of preventive healthcare...- Primary care providers' perspective on prescribing opioids to older adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a qualitative studyAerin Spitz
Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
BMC Geriatr 11:35. 2011..This study aimed to describe primary care providers' experiences and attitudes towards, as well as perceived barriers and facilitators to prescribing opioids as a treatment for chronic pain among older adults... - Primary care-based intervention to reduce at-risk drinking in older adults: a randomized controlled trialAlison A Moore
Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Addiction 106:111-20. 2011..To examine whether a multi-faceted intervention among older at-risk drinking primary care patients reduced at-risk drinking and alcohol consumption at 3 and 12 months... 
Alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use in older U.S. Adults: data from the 2001/02 national epidemiologic survey of alcohol and related conditionsAlison A Moore
Division of Geriatric Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:2275-81. 2009..To examine the prevalence and sociodemographic and health-related correlates of substance use, including alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use, in adults aged 65 and older...
Using a criterion standard to validate the Alcohol-Related Problems Survey (ARPS): a screening measure to identify harmful and hazardous drinking in older personsA A Moore
Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, University of California, Los Angeles 90095 1687, USA
Aging (Milano) 12:221-7. 2000..The revised ARPS is sensitive and specific for identifying harmful and hazardous drinking in older persons as determined by clinicians...- Risks of combined alcohol/medication use in older adultsAlison A Moore
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095 1687, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 5:64-74. 2007..Many older adults (ie, those aged >65 years) drink alcohol and use medications that may be harmful when consumed together... - Alcohol use, comorbidity, and mortalityAlison A Moore
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 10945 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:757-62. 2006..To examine the combined influence of alcohol use and comorbidity on 20-year mortality in older adults (average age 66 at the time of the baseline survey)... - Longitudinal patterns and predictors of alcohol consumption in the United StatesAlison A Moore
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Division of Geriatrics, 10945 Le Conte Ave, Suite 2339, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1687, USA
Am J Public Health 95:458-65. 2005..We examined demographic predictors of longitudinal patterns in alcohol consumption... - Are there differences between older persons who screen positive on the CAGE questionnaire and the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test-Geriatric Version?Alison A Moore
Division of Geriatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:858-62. 2002.... - Is there a relationship between excessive drinking and functional impairment in older persons?Alison A Moore
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:44-9. 2003..To investigate the relationship between (1) two thresholds of excessive alcohol drinking, (2) binge drinking, and (3) impairments in functional status in older drinkers... - Beyond alcoholism: identifying older, at-risk drinkers in primary careAlison A Moore
Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 90095 1687, USA
J Stud Alcohol 63:316-24. 2002.... - Light to moderate alcohol consumption and disability: variable benefits by health statusArun S Karlamangla
Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Epidemiol 169:96-104. 2009..Alcohol consumption in moderation might reduce the risk of developing physical disability in older adults in good health but not in those in poor health... - Ethnic differences in expectations for aging among older adultsCatherine A Sarkisian
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 90095, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1277-82. 2006.... - Determinants of early reductions in drinking in older at-risk drinkers participating in the intervention arm of a trial to reduce at-risk drinking in primary careJames C Lin
Special Fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:227-33. 2010.... - The alcohol-related problems survey: identifying hazardous and harmful drinking in older primary care patientsArlene Fink
Department of Medicine, School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1717-22. 2002..We have developed and tested a screening measure specifically for older people, the Alcohol-Related Problems Survey (ARPS), to identify older adults with these risks... - Predictors of 30-day serious events in older patients with syncopeBenjamin C Sun
Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 54:769-778.e1-5. 2009..We identify predictors of 30-day serious events after syncope in older adults... - Perceptions of need and help received for substance dependence in a national probability surveyChristine E Grella
University of California Los Angeles UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, 1640 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:1068-74. 2009.... - Gender and comorbidity among individuals with opioid use disorders in the NESARC studyChristine E Grella
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90025 7535, USA
Addict Behav 34:498-504. 2009.... - Do substance type and diagnosis make a difference? A study of remission from alcohol- versus drug-use disorders using the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related ConditionsMitchell P Karno
University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, 11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90025, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:491-5. 2008..This study examined rates of remission from substance-use disorders based on type of disorder (abuse vs dependence), type of substance (alcohol vs other drug), and polysubstance involvement (alcohol or drug vs alcohol and drug)... - Addressing delays in medication administration for patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing home: a pilot quality improvement projectKatherine T Ward
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1687, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 6:205-11. 2008..Patients being transferred to a nursing home (NH) after an acute hospitalization are subject to adverse effects, including medication errors, related to poor coordination of care across settings... - Alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use disorders in U.S. Adults aged 65 years and older: data from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related ConditionsJames C Lin
Department of Geriatric Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:292-9. 2011..To examine the prevalence, sociodemographic, and health-related correlates of substance use disorders, including alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use among adults aged 65 years and older... - Correlates of alcohol-related discussions between older adults and their physiciansO Kenrik Duru
Division of General Internal Medicine, Health Services Research, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:2369-74. 2010..To identify predictors of alcohol-related patient-physician discussions... - Outcomes associated with opioid use in the treatment of chronic noncancer pain in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisMaria Papaleontiou
Department of Medicine, Saint Peter s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1353-69. 2010..The long-term safety, efficacy, and abuse potential of this treatment practice in diverse populations of older persons remain to be determined...
Research Grants
- PREVENTING HARMFUL AND HAZARDOUS DRINKING IN THE ELDERLYAlison Moore; Fiscal Year: 2003..A secondary objective of the proposed research is to develop and pilot test interventions to be used by at-risk (i.e., harmful or hazardous) drinking older persons and their physicians to reduce risky drinking. ..
- Health Effects of Alcohol and Comorbidity in Older AdultsAlison Moore; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Preventing Harm from Alcohol Use in Older AdultsAlison Moore; Fiscal Year: 2006..If such an intervention is successful, potentially hundreds of thousands of older persons may benefit from a reduction in their risks associated with alcohol use and prevention of harm. ..
- UCLA Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Stud*Alison Moore; Fiscal Year: 2007..This program will also aim to enhance the aging research programs at the participating institutions and foster collaboration in medical student research training in aging among UCLA, UCSF and UCHSC. ..