Polypharmacy and frailty among aging World Trade Center responders
We found a high prevalence of polypharmacy and FRID use among aging WTC responders, with frailty significantly associated with both. Our findings underscore the need to optimize medication management for aging WTC responders, which may impact their healthy aging.
Authors
- Fred Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-640X)
- Ahmad Sabra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-6032)
- Katherine A. Ornstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-4423)
- Erin Thanik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7231-5632)
- Elena Colicino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1875-8448)
- Ghalib Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7893-743X)
- Susan L. Teitelbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-1575)
- H Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3405-5184)
- Roberto G. Lucchini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-0237)
- Chinmayi Venkatram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4711-741X)
- William W. Hung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8283-3643)
- Michael Crane
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337391
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00