| Title |
Potential Therapeutic Competition in Community-Living Older Adults in the U.S.: Use of Medications That May Adversely Affect a Coexisting Condition
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0089447 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Songprod Jonathan Lorgunpai, Marianthe Grammas, David S. H. Lee, Gail McAvay, Peter Charpentier, Mary E. Tinetti |
| Abstract |
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. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 43% |
| Canada | 3 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Comoros | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 13 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 33 | 75% |
| Scientists | 5 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 91 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 90 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 12% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 22% |
| Unknown | 20 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 32% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 15% |
| Unknown | 32 | 35% |