TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive Function and Medication Usage in Older Adults
AU - Park, Denise C.
AU - Willis, Sherry L.
AU - Morrow, Dan
AU - Diehl, Manfred
AU - Gaines, Christine L.
PY - 1994/3
Y1 - 1994/3
N2 - Research is presented from three different cognitive aging laboratories that examines the relationship between cognitive function, age, and the ability to adhere to medication regimens. The first section focuses on the effectiveness of complete, explicit instructions that emphasize the importance of organization of medication information on adherence behaviors for both younger and older adults. The second section examines the role of literal versus inferential medication information in normal elderly and in Alzheimer's patients. This research demonstrates that traditional measures of cognitive functioning are correlated with the comprehension of medication information and medication adherence. Finally, the third section presents an overview of research issues in adherence, including the relative effectiveness of two adherence measurement techniques, as well as a discussion of the effects of illness beliefs on adherence and evidence that adherence is not a global behavior but may vary within the individual as a function of certain medications. Directions for future research are suggested.
AB - Research is presented from three different cognitive aging laboratories that examines the relationship between cognitive function, age, and the ability to adhere to medication regimens. The first section focuses on the effectiveness of complete, explicit instructions that emphasize the importance of organization of medication information on adherence behaviors for both younger and older adults. The second section examines the role of literal versus inferential medication information in normal elderly and in Alzheimer's patients. This research demonstrates that traditional measures of cognitive functioning are correlated with the comprehension of medication information and medication adherence. Finally, the third section presents an overview of research issues in adherence, including the relative effectiveness of two adherence measurement techniques, as well as a discussion of the effects of illness beliefs on adherence and evidence that adherence is not a global behavior but may vary within the individual as a function of certain medications. Directions for future research are suggested.
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U2 - 10.1177/073346489401300104
DO - 10.1177/073346489401300104
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028012624
SN - 0733-4648
VL - 13
SP - 39
EP - 57
JO - The Journal of Applied Gerontology
JF - The Journal of Applied Gerontology
IS - 1
ER -