Request for Funding

Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2004

Mentor: Belinda Vicioso, MD
Department: Internal Medicine
Room number:
Mail Code: 8889
Phone number: 214-648-9012
E-mail: belinda.vicioso@utsw.edu
Project title: Medication Non-Adherence in the Elderly

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): Pending

Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):

Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects) Patient-Based Research

Brief Description of Project:
Non-adherence to prescribed drug regimens in the elderly is a common problem, which results in decreased efficacy and is associated with increased individual and societal expenditures. Reasons for non-adherence vary according to the population examined. The purpose of this research project is to identify variables affecting risk for medication non-adherence in an indigent, largely minority elderly population. Variables will be used in a clinical tool to predict non-adherence and later, to design interventions to improve adherence.

Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:

Two posters accepted for the annual conference of the American Geriatrics Society:
Does Geriatrics Work? A Comparison of Interdisciplinary Geriatrics-Focused
Care vs. Traditional Care

Medication Adherence in an Indigent, Elderly Population

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