Deprescribing of Antihypertensive Medications and Cognitive Function in Nursing Home Residents
This cohort study indicates that deprescribing is associated with less cognitive decline in nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia. More data are needed to understand the benefits and harms of antihypertensive deprescribing to inform patient-centered medication management in nursing homes.
Authors
- Matthew E. Growdon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5997-4406)
- W. John Boscardin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3121-9526)
- Sei J. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7864-5341)
- Kathy Fung
- Bocheng Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2021-5055)
- Michael Alan Steinman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9564-9480)
- Hoda S. Abdel Magid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5270-1197)
- Laura A. Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7327-3793)
- W. James Deardorff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7947-3008)
- Michelle C. Odden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5974-3648)
- Chintan Dave
- Christine K. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6592-7550)
- Xiaojuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6429-5982)
- Yongmei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1373-5586)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- VA New Jersey Health Care System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Northern California Institute for Research and Education (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.4851
- Citations
- 21
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.44