Background Medication nonadherence is a common problem among the elderly. Objective
To conduct a systematic review of the published literature describing potential nonfinancial …

Hypertension is highly prevalent after the age of 65 years affecting more than 60% of
individuals in developed countries. Today, there is sufficient evidence from clinical trials that …

Medical practice in the United States has changed dramatically in the last several decades,
especially with more frequent use of prescription drugs. A higher volume and better-quality …

Background Adults with chronic disease are often unable to meet medication and food
needs, but no study has examined the relationship between cost-related medication …

The accessibility of pharmacies may be an overlooked contributor to persistent racial and
ethnic disparities in the use of prescription medications and essential health care services …

There is increasing interest in estimating and drawing inferences about risk or prevalence
ratios and differences instead of odds ratios in the regression setting. Recent publications …

Secondary analyses of large datasets provide a mechanism for researchers to address high
impact questions that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to …

Multiple medication use is common in older adults and may ameliorate symptoms, improve
and extend quality of life, and occasionally cure disease. Unfortunately, multiple medication …

Older adults are the largest consumers of medication in the United States, largely because
of an age-associated increase in chronic conditions. 1 Because of this, multiple medication …

Background: Many patients do not adhere to treatment because they cannot afford their
prescription medications, putting them at increased risk of adverse health outcomes. We …