R L Fought
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Meador K, Taylor J, Thapa P, Fought R, Ray W
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 1997 Feb;
45(2):207-10.
PMID: 9033521
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of an educational program to reduce antipsychotic use in nursing homes that had high use rates post-OBRA-87 and to identify factors that predicted antipsychotic withdrawal...
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Thapa P, Gideon P, Brockman K, Fought R, Ray W
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
. 1996 Sep;
51(5):M239-46.
PMID: 8808996
Background: We evaluated the capacity of biomechanical and clinical measures of balance to predict future risk of recurrent falls in a cohort of frail, elderly ambulatory residents of 12 Tennessee...
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Smalley W, Griffin M, Fought R, Ray W
J Gen Intern Med
. 1996 Aug;
11(8):461-9.
PMID: 8872783
Objective: To quantify medical care costs for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders attributable to use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) other than aspirin in elderly persons. Design And...
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Thapa P, Brockman K, Gideon P, Fought R, Ray W
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 1996 Mar;
44(3):273-8.
PMID: 8600195
Objective: To determine the circumstances of, incidence of, and risk factors for falls resulting in serious injuries in nonambulatory nursing home residents compared with those for ambulatory residents. Design: Prospective...
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Thapa P, Gideon P, Fought R, Ray W
Am J Epidemiol
. 1995 Jul;
142(2):202-11.
PMID: 7598120
Although psychotropic drug use has been associated with increased risk of falls in long-term care settings; this association may be confounded by the high prevalence of dementia and depression and...
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Smalley W, Griffin M, Fought R, Sullivan L, Ray W
N Engl J Med
. 1995 Jun;
332(24):1612-7.
PMID: 7753141
Background: Prior authorization--mandatory advance approval for the use of expensive medications--is now the primary method by which Medicaid programs control expenditures for drugs. However, whether this policy reduces expenditures for...
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Thapa P, Gideon P, Fought R, Kormicki M, Ray W
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 1994 May;
42(5):493-500.
PMID: 8176143
Objective: To compare biomechanics force platform measurements of postural sway with clinical measures of balance and mobility, in frail elderly residents of community nursing homes, in terms of feasibility, correlation...
8.
Thapa P, Meador K, Gideon P, Fought R, Ray W
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 1994 Mar;
42(3):280-6.
PMID: 7907098
Objective: To study the effects of antipsychotic withdrawal in elderly nursing home residents. Design: Longitudinal prospective study. Setting: 12 community nursing homes that participated in a randomized controlled trial of...
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Shorr R, Fought R, Ray W
JAMA
. 1994 Feb;
271(5):358-62.
PMID: 8283585
Objectives: To describe the changes in antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes during the period surrounding the implementation of federal legislation designed to reduce unnecessary use (the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation...
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Griffin M, Ray W, Fought R, Melton 3rd L
Am J Epidemiol
. 1992 Dec;
136(11):1378-85.
PMID: 1488964
To compare the incidence of all nonvertebral fractures between elderly blacks and whites, the authors conducted a retrospective cohort study among Tennessee Medicaid enrollees aged 65 years or more from...