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| Joseph V AgostiniSummaryAffiliation: Yale University Country: USA Publications
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The relationship between number of medications and weight loss or impaired balance in older adultsJoseph V Agostini
Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1719-23. 2004..To examine the relationship between cumulative medication exposure and risk of two common manifestations of adverse drug effects: weight loss and impaired balance...- Use of a computer-based reminder to improve sedative-hypnotic prescribing in older hospitalized patientsJoseph V Agostini
Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare Center, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:43-8. 2007..To develop a feasible, inexpensive, point-of-care computerized reminder to improve sedative-hypnotic prescribing in hospitalized older people... - Effects of statin use on muscle strength, cognition, and depressive symptoms in older adultsJoseph V Agostini
Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:420-5. 2007..To determine the relationship between hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (statin) use and proximal muscle strength, cognition, and depression in older adults... 
Association between antihypertensive medication use and non-cardiovascular outcomes in older menJoseph V Agostini
Clinical Epidemiology Research Center 151B, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1661-7. 2007....- Improving sedative-hypnotic prescribing in older hospitalized patients: provider-perceived benefits and barriers of a computer-based reminderJoseph V Agostini
Clinical Epidemiology Research Center 151B, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:32-6. 2008..Older adults are commonly prescribed sedative-hypnotic (SH) medications when hospitalized, yet these drugs are associated with important adverse effects such as falls and delirium... - Assessing multiple medication use with probabilities of benefits and harmsTerrence E Murphy
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
J Aging Health 20:694-709. 2008..A quantitative framework to assess harms and benefits of candidate medications in the context of drugs that a patient is already taking is proposed... - Refill adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents and glycemic control in veteransNancy Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
Ann Pharmacother 44:800-8. 2010..Persistence, the continuous refill of medications, is one metric that could be integrated into clinical care if associated with glycemic control... 
Cumulative anticholinergic exposure is associated with poor memory and executive function in older menLing Han
Department of Internal Medicine, Program on Aging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:2203-10. 2008..To examine the longitudinal relationship between cumulative exposure to anticholinergic medications and memory and executive function in older men...- A chart-based method for identification of delirium: validation compared with interviewer ratings using the confusion assessment methodSharon K Inouye
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:312-8. 2005..To validate a chart-based method for identification of delirium and compare it with direct interviewer assessment using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)... - Views of older persons with multiple morbidities on competing outcomes and clinical decision-makingTerri R Fried
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1839-44. 2008.... - Potential pitfalls of disease-specific guidelines for patients with multiple conditionsMary E Tinetti
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
N Engl J Med 351:2870-4. 2004 - Systolic hypertension in older persons: how aggressive should treatment be?John R Kapoor
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 48:397-406. 2006..In addition, issues regarding clinical decision making in older patients with SH are discussed... - The role of adherence on the effectiveness of nonpharmacologic interventions: evidence from the delirium prevention trialSharon K Inouye
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06504, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:958-64. 2003..Thus, adherence must be ensured in nonpharmacologic interventions to optimize effectiveness... - Drugs and falls: rethinking the approach to medication risk in older adultsJoseph V Agostini
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1744-5. 2002 - Measuring drug burden: a step forwardJoseph V Agostini
Arch Intern Med 167:753-4. 2007 - Views of older adults on patient participation in medication-related decision makingVernee N Belcher
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8025, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:298-303. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: While evolution to greater patient involvement in medication decision making may be possible, and desirable to some older patients, findings suggest that the transition will be challenging... - Delirium superimposed on dementia: a systematic reviewDonna M Fick
Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1723-32. 2002..This paper highlights the dearth of research on delirium superimposed on dementia and stresses the importance of early recognition and prevention of delirium in persons with dementia...