May 1, 1998Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Underutilization of Aspirin in Older Patients with Prior Myocardial Infarction at the Time of Admission to a Nursing Home
Population
350 consecutive older patients with documented Q-wave myocardial infarction and no contraindications to…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Signals opportunity to improve secondary prevention in nursing home residents; leaves open reasons for nonuse and need for prospective studies.
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Population
350 consecutive older patients (aged 60 years or older, mean age 81, 231 women and 119 men) with documented Q-wave myocardial infarction and no contraindications to aspirin use, at the time of admission to a nursing home.
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Intervention
Aspirin therapy
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Outcome
Prevalence of aspirin use at the time of admission to the nursing home
There is a marked underutilization of aspirin for secondary prevention in older patients with prior myocardial infarction admitted to nursing homes.
Cite This Study
Wilbert S. Aronow (1998) studied this question.