| Title |
Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes
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|---|---|
| Published by |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd009095.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alldred, David P, Raynor, David K, Hughes, Carmel, Barber, Nick, Chen, Timothy F, Spoor, Pat |
| Abstract |
There is a substantial body of evidence that prescribing for care home residents is suboptimal and requires improvement. Consequently, there is a need to identify effective interventions to optimise prescribing and resident outcomes in this context. |
Twitter Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 tweeters who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 55% |
| France | 1 | 9% |
| Argentina | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 91% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 167 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 162 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 27 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 8% |
| Other | 43 | 26% |
| Unknown | 18 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 69 | 41% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 32 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Psychology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 6% |
| Unknown | 29 | 17% |