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List of works by Sirpa Hartikainen

30-Day Mortality after Cardiovascular Events in Persons with or without Alzheimer's Disease

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A Comparison of Sex Differences in Psychotropic Medication Use in Older People with Alzheimer's Disease in the US and Finland

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A comparison of four methods to quantify the cumulative effect of taking multiple drugs with sedative properties

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Agreement between PRE2DUP register data modeling method and comprehensive drug use interview among older persons

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Analgesic use among community-dwelling people aged 75 years and older: A population-based interview study

scientific article published in June 2010

Analgesics in postoperative care in hip fracture patients with dementia - reported by nurses

scientific article published on 30 January 2014

Analysis of potential interactions between warfarin and prescriptions in Estonian outpatients aged 50 years or more.

scientific article published on January 2012

Anticholinergic Exposure and Risk of Pneumonia in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study

scientific article published on 28 November 2016

Anticholinergic drug use, serum anticholinergic activity, and adverse drug events among older people: a population-based study

scientific article published in May 2013

Antidementia drug use among community-dwelling individuals with Alzheimer's disease in Finland: a nationwide register-based study

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Antidepressant use and risk of hip fractures among community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 5 January 2017

Antipsychotic Use and Risk of Hospitalization or Death Due to Pneumonia in Persons With and Those Without Alzheimer Disease

scientific article published on 10 June 2016

Antipsychotic Use and the Risk of Hip Fracture Among Community-Dwelling Persons With Alzheimer's Disease

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Antipsychotic doses among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer disease in Finland

scientific article published in August 2014

Antipsychotic drug use and associations with neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with impaired cognition: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 14 June 2016

Association between frailty and dementia: a population-based study

scientific article published on 17 August 2013

Association of polypharmacy with nutritional status, functional ability and cognitive capacity over a three-year period in an elderly population

scientific article published on 09 February 2011

Associations across spatial patterns of disease incidences, socio-demographics, and land use in Finland 1991-2010.

scientific article published on 5 March 2015

B-type natriuretic peptide and severity of cognitive disorder

scientific article published on 17 September 2013

B-type natriuretic peptide as a predictor of declining cognitive function and dementia--a cohort study of an elderly general population with a 5-year follow-up

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Barriers to postoperative pain management in hip fracture patients with dementia as evaluated by nursing staff

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CNS-active drugs in aging population at high risk of cerebrovascular events: evidence from preclinical and clinical studies

scientific article published on 24 May 2007

Chair rise capacity and associated factors in older home-care clients

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Change in psychotropic drug use among community-dwelling people aged 75 years and older in Finland: repeated cross-sectional population studies

scientific article published on 19 April 2011

Cohort profile: the Finnish Medication and Alzheimer's disease (MEDALZ) study

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Community prevalence of alcohol use and concomitant use of medication--a source of possible risk in the elderly aged 75 and older?

scientific article published in July 2005

Comparison of predictors of hip fracture and mortality after hip fracture in community-dwellers with and without Alzheimer's disease - exposure-matched cohort study

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Comprehensive geriatric assessment decreases prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in older persons.

scientific article published on 12 February 2013

Concomitant use of acetylcholine esterase inhibitors and urinary antispasmodics among Finnish community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer disease.

scientific article published in December 2014

Concomitant use of analgesics and psychotropics in home-dwelling elderly people-Kuopio 75 + study

scientific article published in September 2005

Cost-related barriers to use of health services and prescription medicines in Finland: a cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 12 November 2014

Dementia and oral health among subjects aged 75 years or older

scientific article published on 30 June 2010

Depressive symptoms and cardiovascular burden-related mortality among the aged

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Determinants for preventive oral health care need among community-dwelling older people: a population-based study

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Discrepancies between in-home interviews and electronic medical records on regularly used drugs among home care clients

scientific article published on 5 November 2015

Drinking alcohol for medicinal purposes by people aged over 75: a community-based interview study

scientific article published on 30 September 2008

Drug Burden Index and hospitalization among community-dwelling older people

scientific article published in May 2012

Drug Burden Index associated with function in community-dwelling older people in Finland: A cross-sectional study

scholarly article by Danijela Gnjidic et al published 15 April 2011 in Annals of Medicine

Drug exposure in register-based research-An expert-opinion based evaluation of methods

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Drug use in persons with and without Alzheimer's disease aged 90 years or more

scientific article published on 8 September 2016

Effect of comorbidity on the risk of death associated with antipsychotic use among community-dwelling older adults

scientific article published on 27 February 2012

Effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment and targeted intervention on mobility in persons aged 75 years and over: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 17 October 2011

Effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment-based individually targeted interventions on mobility of pre-frail and frail community-dwelling older people

scientific article published on 8 January 2014

Effects of comprehensive health assessment and targeted intervention on chair rise capacity in active and inactive community-dwelling older people

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Effects of dementia on perceived daily pain in home-dwelling elderly people: a population-based study.

scientific article published on 22 July 2004

Effects of medication assessment as part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment on drug use over a 1-year period: a population-based intervention study

scientific article published on June 2010

Forgotten resources of older home care clients: focus group study in Finland

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Frailty as a predictor of all-cause mortality in older men and women

scientific article published on 25 March 2014

From prescription drug purchases to drug use periods – a second generation method (PRE2DUP).

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From prescriptions to drug use periods - things to notice

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Head or brain injuries and Alzheimer's disease: A nested case-control register study

scientific article published on 6 June 2017

Health and physical function predicting strength and balance training adoption: a community-based study among individuals aged 75 and older

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Health condition and physical function as predictors of adherence in long-term strength and balance training among community-dwelling older adults

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High prevalence of psychotropic drug use among persons with and without Alzheimer's disease in Finnish nationwide cohort

scientific article published on November 2014

High-density lipoprotein is superior to B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of systolic dysfunction in an elderly general population

scientific article published in January 2009

History of medically treated diabetes and risk of Alzheimer disease in a nationwide case-control study

scientific article published on 22 January 2013

Hospital admissions, outpatient visits and healthcare costs of community-dwellers with Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

Hospital care and drug costs from five years before until two years after the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in a Finnish nationwide cohort

scientific article published on 9 November 2015

Impact of high risk drug use on hospitalization and mortality in older people with and without Alzheimer's disease: a national population cohort study

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Impact of missing data mechanism on the estimate of change: a case study on cognitive function and polypharmacy among older persons

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Impact of opioid initiation on antipsychotic and benzodiazepine and related drug use among persons with Alzheimer's disease.

scientific article published on 21 March 2018

Incidence and Duration of Cumulative Bisphosphonate Use among Community-Dwelling Persons with or without Alzheimer's Disease

scientific article published on March 2016

Incidence and Prevalence of Antiepileptic Medication Use in Community-Dwelling Persons with and without Alzheimer's Disease

scholarly article by Tatyana Sarycheva et al published 26 September 2018 in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Incidence of antidepressant use in community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease: 13-year follow-up

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Incidence of antipsychotic use in relation to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease among community-dwelling persons.

scientific article published on 8 October 2015

Incidence of stroke in people with Alzheimer disease: a national register-based approach

scientific article published on 2 January 2013

Incident Use of a Potentially Inappropriate Medication and Hip Fracture in Community-Dwelling Older Persons With Alzheimer's Disease

scientific article published on May 2017

Incident hip fractures among community dwelling persons with Alzheimer's disease in a Finnish nationwide register-based cohort

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Incident ischaemic heart disease in persons with Alzheimer's disease in a Finnish nationwide exposure-matched cohort

scientific article published on 25 October 2013

Is Alzheimer's Disease Associated with Previous Opioid Use?

scientific article published on 28 August 2017

Is it time for a comprehensive approach in older home care clients' care planning in Finland?

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Living longer at home: a qualitative study of older clients' and practical nurses' perceptions of home care

scientific article published on 23 February 2014

Long-term use of antipsychotics among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer׳s disease: A nationwide register-based study

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Long-term use of benzodiazepines and related drugs among community-dwelling individuals with and without Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on July 2015

Long-term use of opioids for non-malignant pain among community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease in Finland: a nationwide register-based study

scientific article published on 4 November 2016

Long-term use of opioids for nonmalignant pain among community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer disease in Finland: a nationwide register-based study

scientific article published on February 2017

Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors among community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

Medication as a risk factor for falls: critical systematic review

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Mini-Mental State Examination score and B-type natriuretic peptide as predictors of cardiovascular and total mortality in an elderly general population

scientific article published on 21 October 2010

Month and Season of Birth as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: A Nationwide Nested Case-control Study

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

More attention to pain management in community-dwelling older persons with chronic musculoskeletal pain

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Mortality Associated with Benzodiazepines and Benzodiazepine-Related Drugs among Community-Dwelling Older People in Finland: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

Muscle Strength and Sedative Load in Community-Dwelling People Aged 75 Years and Older: A Population-Based Study

scientific article published on September 20, 2011

National utilization of transdermal fentanyl among community-dwelling older people in Finland

scientific article published in December 2009

Nationwide study of antipsychotic use among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer's disease in Finland

scientific article published on 26 August 2011

Nationwide use of medicines for Alzheimer's disease by community-dwelling persons in Finland.

scientific article published in March 2006

Neuropsychiatric symptoms and Quality of Life in patients with very mild and mild Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on October 29, 2010

No Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

scientific article published on 11 July 2017

Number of teeth and myocardial infarction and stroke among elderly never smokers

scientific article published on 22 April 2009

Number of teeth and selected cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people

scientific article published on 21 August 2009

Nutritional screening in a population-based cohort of community-dwelling older people

scientific article published on April 25, 2012

Oophorectomy, hysterectomy, and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a nationwide case-control study

scientific article published in January 2014

Oral health intervention among community-dwelling older people: a randomised 2-year intervention study

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

Physical Activity After a Hip Fracture: Effect of a Multicomponent Home-Based Rehabilitation Program-A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 27 January 2017

Physical activity at age of 20-64 years and mobility and muscle strength in old age: a community-based study

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Physical restraints and associations with neuropsychiatric symptoms and personal characteristics in residential care: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 2 December 2016

Post-Operative Pain Management Practices in Patients with Dementia - The Current Situation in Finland

scientific article published on May 30, 2012

Potential drug interactions with statins: Estonian register-based study.

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Potentially inappropriate drug use among older persons in Finland: application of a new national categorization

scientific article published on 14 August 2012

Preference for dentist’s home visits among older people

scientific article published on August 6, 2011

Prevalence and risk factors of frailty among home care clients

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Prevalence of Drug Combinations Increasing Bleeding Risk Among Warfarin Users With and Without Alzheimer's Disease

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Preventive oral health intervention among old home care clients

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Psychotropic drug use in community-dwelling elderly people-characteristics of persistent and incident users

scientific article published on 5 February 2011

Regional changes in psychotropic use among Finnish persons with newly diagnosed Alzheimer's disease in 2005-2011.

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Registered Nurses' Knowledge about Adverse Effects of Analgesics when Treating Postoperative Pain in Patients with Dementia

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Relationship between functional vision and balance and mobility performance in community-dwelling older adults

scientific article published on 4 September 2013

Review: in people with dementia, cholinesterase inhibitors may increase syncope and memantine may reduce fractures

scientific article published on 27 September 2011

Risk Factors for Initiation of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with and without Alzheimer's Disease

scientific article published on 12 November 2016

Risk of Alzheimer's disease among users of postmenopausal hormone therapy: A nationwide case-control study

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Risk of Death Among Persons with Alzheimer's Disease: A National Register-Based Nested Case-Control Study

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Risk of Hip Fracture in Benzodiazepine Users With and Without Alzheimer Disease

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Risk of Mortality Associated with Antipsychotic Monotherapy and Polypharmacy Among Community-Dwelling Persons with Alzheimer's Disease

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

Risk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease: A matched cohort study

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Risk of head and traumatic brain injuries associated with antidepressant use among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer's disease: a nationwide matched cohort study

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Risk of pneumonia associated with incident benzodiazepine use among community-dwelling adults with Alzheimer disease

scientific article published on April 2017

Salivary flow rate and risk of malnutrition – a study among dentate, community‐dwelling older people

scientific article published on May 14, 2012

Screening approach for identifying candidate drugs and drug-drug interactions related to hip fracture risk in persons with Alzheimer disease

scientific article published on 29 May 2017

Sedative load among community-dwelling older individuals: change over time and association with mortality

scientific article published in July 2012

Sedative load among community-dwelling people aged 75 years and older: a population-based study

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Sedative load among community-dwelling people aged 75 years or older: association with balance and mobility.

scientific article published in April 2012

Sedative load and salivary secretion and xerostomia in community-dwelling older people

scientific article published on 28 April 2014

Sedative load, carious teeth and infection in the periodontium among community-dwelling older people

scientific article published on 27 November 2015

Sedative use and incident cognitive decline among persons aged 75 years and older: a population-based longitudinal study

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Self-Rated and Caregiver-Rated Quality of Life in Alzheimer Disease with a Focus on Evolving Patient Ability to Respond to Questionnaires: 5-Year Prospective ALSOVA Cohort Study

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Serum total cholesterol levels and all-cause mortality in a home-dwelling elderly population: a six-year follow-up

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Systematic Review: Representativeness of Participants in RCTs of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

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Systematic review: Use of sedatives and hypnotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines in older people significantly increases their risk of falls

scientific article published on April 2010

Systemic Estrogen Use and Discontinuation After Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis in Finland 2005-2012: A Nationwide Exposure-Matched Cohort Study

scholarly article by Anna-Maija Tolppanen et al published 13 October 2018 in Drugs & Aging

The Incidence of Benzodiazepine and Related Drug Use in Persons with and without Alzheimer's Disease

scientific article published on 17 October 2015

The effect of comprehensive geriatric assessment on anticholinergic exposure assessed by four ranked anticholinergic lists

scientific article published on 31 October 2016

The effects of medication assessment on psychotropic drug use in the community-dwelling elderly

scientific article published on September 14, 2010

The prognostic capacity of B-type natriuretic peptide on cognitive disorder varies by age.

scientific article published on 11 June 2012

Use of anti-dementia drugs in home care and residential care and associations with neuropsychiatric symptoms: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 13 August 2015

Use of antidementia drugs and risk of pneumonia in older persons with Alzheimer's disease

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Use of antidepressants among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer's disease: a nationwide register-based study

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

Use of antiepileptic drugs among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer's disease in Finland

scientific article published in January 2011

Use of benzodiazepines and related drugs is associated with a risk of stroke among persons with Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 7 January 2017

Use of existing data sources in clinical epidemiology: Finnish health care registers in Alzheimer's disease research - the Medication use among persons with Alzheimer's disease (MEDALZ-2005) study

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Use of strong opioids among community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease in Finland

scientific article published on 17 January 2011

Validity of the Finnish Prescription Register for measuring psychotropic drug exposures among elderly finns: a population-based intervention study

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What lies behind relief and worsening of asthma symptoms? A register-based study of adults with asthma and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in Finland.

scientific article published on 15 September 2006

Xerostomia among older home care clients

scientific article published on 6 January 2016