title: Self-care capacity and anticholinergic drug levels in nursing home patients.
abstract: The serum anticholinergic levels of 22 demented nursing home patients were related to their cognition and capacity for self-care. The patients with high anticholinergic levels had greater impairment in self-care capacity than patients with low levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Rovner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lucas-Blaustein
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Conklin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Filipp
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tune
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*; D012648:Self Care
chemical_list: D010276:Parasympatholytics