Use of High-risk Medications Among Lonely Older Adults: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample

JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Nov 1;181(11):1528-1530. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.3775.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study investigates the relationship between loneliness and high-risk medication use in adults older than 65 years.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Analgesics / therapeutic use
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Drug Misuse* / prevention & control
  • Drug Misuse* / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Functional Status
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Humans
  • Independent Living* / psychology
  • Independent Living* / statistics & numerical data
  • Loneliness / psychology*
  • Male
  • Medication Therapy Management / statistics & numerical data*
  • Needs Assessment
  • Polypharmacy* / prevention & control
  • Polypharmacy* / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychological Distress
  • Psychosocial Support Systems
  • Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Psychotropic Drugs