2010
Refill Adherence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents and Glycemic Control in Veterans
Kim N, Agostini JV, Justice AC. Refill Adherence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents and Glycemic Control in Veterans. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2010, 44: 800-808. PMID: 20388863, PMCID: PMC3117591, DOI: 10.1345/aph.1m570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral hypoglycemic agentsGlycemic controlGoal A1CHypoglycemic agentsBaseline dateInadequate diabetes controlPercent of patientsPoor glycemic controlMain outcome measuresBaseline A1CContinuous refillNonpersistent patientsComorbid hypertensionDiabetes medicationsMedian ageBetter persistenceMedication nonadherenceDiabetes controlDays' supplyOutcome measuresClinical careEligible veteransPatientsA1CMedications
1998
The Relation Between Health Status Changes and Patient Satisfaction in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients
Covinsky K, Rosenthal G, Chren M, Justice A, Fortinsky R, Palmer R, Landefeld C. The Relation Between Health Status Changes and Patient Satisfaction in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 223-229. PMID: 9565384, PMCID: PMC1496938, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00071.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionMean satisfaction scoreHealth statusMedical patientsHospital careSatisfaction scoresProspective cohort studyOlder medical patientsPatient satisfaction questionnairePatient outcome measuresTendency of patientsGlobal healthHealth status changesHospital outcomesCohort studyGreater satisfactionStable healthHealthy patientsTeaching hospitalOutcome measuresDaily livingPatientsAdmissionMultivariate analysisSimilar satisfaction