Racial and ethnic disparities in potentially inappropriate medication use in patients with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Racial and ethnic disparities in potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among older adults with dementia are unclear.

Methods

Data were drawn from the baseline visits of participants who were ≥60 years old and diagnosed with dementia in the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set (NACCUDS) recruited from National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADCs) throughout the United States. PIM utilization was evaluated using the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria for PIM Use in Older Adults. We estimated the association between race and ethnicity and the following outcomes and estimation models: (1) any PIM use, any PIM in each drug class, and any PIM best avoided in dementia patients using logis

SUBMITTER: Zhu CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature