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The age/gender interface in geriatric pharmacotherapy.

dc.contributor.authorGurwitz, Jerry H.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:09:24.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:29:18Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:29:18Z
dc.date.issued2005-01-01
dc.date.submitted2009-09-25
dc.identifier.citationJerry H. Gurwitz. Journal of Women's Health. January/February 2005, 14(1): 68-72.
dc.identifier.issn1540-9996
dc.identifier.pmid15692280
dc.identifier.pmid15692280
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/37214
dc.description.abstractWomen substantially outnumber men among older Americans. Among the noninstitutionalized U.S. population age 65-74, for every 100 men there are 120 women. Among those age 75-84, for every 100 men there are nearly 150 women, and among those age >/=85, for every 100 men there are nearly 220 women. Among the population of nursing home residents, the sex ratios are even more dramatic. For those age 65-74 who reside in U.S. nursing homes, for every 100 men there are 132 women. Among residents of nursing homes age 75-84, for every 100 men there are 246 women, and among those age >/=85, for every 100 men there are 425 women. Unless gender-based differences in mortality narrow, the age-related demographic shifts that are occurring in the United States will remain overwhelmingly female. In considering any health-related issue in the geriatric patient population, a special focus on women is absolutely required. This is especially true with regard to pharmacotherapy in the geriatric population.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc.
dc.relation<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15692280&dopt=Abstract">Link to article in PubMed</a>
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2005.14.68
dc.subjectAge Distribution
dc.subjectAge Factors
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectDrug Prescriptions
dc.subjectDrug Therapy
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHomes for the Aged
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectNursing Homes
dc.subjectPharmaceutical Preparations
dc.subjectPopulation Dynamics
dc.subjectSex Distribution
dc.subjectSex Factors
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.titleThe age/gender interface in geriatric pharmacotherapy.
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of women's health (2002)
dc.source.volume14
dc.source.issue1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/meyers_pp/63
dc.identifier.contextkey1016980
html.description.abstract<p>Women substantially outnumber men among older Americans. Among the noninstitutionalized U.S. population age 65-74, for every 100 men there are 120 women. Among those age 75-84, for every 100 men there are nearly 150 women, and among those age >/=85, for every 100 men there are nearly 220 women. Among the population of nursing home residents, the sex ratios are even more dramatic. For those age 65-74 who reside in U.S. nursing homes, for every 100 men there are 132 women. Among residents of nursing homes age 75-84, for every 100 men there are 246 women, and among those age >/=85, for every 100 men there are 425 women. Unless gender-based differences in mortality narrow, the age-related demographic shifts that are occurring in the United States will remain overwhelmingly female. In considering any health-related issue in the geriatric patient population, a special focus on women is absolutely required. This is especially true with regard to pharmacotherapy in the geriatric population.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathmeyers_pp/63
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentMeyers Primary Care Institute


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