A5101637482- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Neurological Complications and Syndromes
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- CAR-T cell therapy research
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
National Taiwan University
2022-2025
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2024
To identify cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in Asian elderly aged 75 years and older subsequently develop validate a sex-specific five-year CV assessment tool for this population. This study included 12,174 patients ≥ without prior history of disease at single hospital Taiwan. Electronic health records were linked to the National Health Insurance Research Database Death Registry ensure comprehensive information. Eligible randomly divided into derivation (80%) validation (20%) cohorts. A was...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Pilot data suggest that off-label, unmonitored antiepileptic drug prescribing for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia is increasing, replacing other psychotropic medications targeted by purposeful reduction efforts. This trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although adverse outcomes related to this remain unknown, preliminary results hint harms may be increasing concentrated in vulnerable populations. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title>...
Background Pilot data suggest that off-label, unmonitored antiepileptic drug prescribing for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia is increasing, replacing other psychotropic medications targeted by purposeful reduction efforts. This trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although adverse outcomes related to this remain unknown, preliminary results hint harms may be increasing concentrated in vulnerable populations. Objective Using a mixed methods approach including both...