1. Your Nomination - Please briefly describe in your own words the question about a health care test or treatment that interests or concerns you:

Should we identify and treat hyperlipidemia in the advanced elderly?

2. Why do you think your question is important? (you may select more than one category if appropriate)

 My question relates to a very common disease or problem
 People with this disease or problem have considerable health or financial hardships
 There is uncertainty about how well the test, treatment, or intervention works
 There is significant potential for side effects/harms using this test, treatment, or intervention
 Funding of this test, treatment, or intervention is uncertain or variable
 There is unequal access or application of this health care intervention across providers
 There is potential for cost savings from better information on this subject
 This is a new technology/development
 There is new evidence of clinical and/or cost effectiveness for this test, treatment, or intervention
 Other

3. What illness or health condition is related to your question? (You can also specify a particular health-promoting activity, such as breast-feeding)

Hyperlipidemia in those over age 80 years.

4. What group(s) or patients does your question apply to?

Elderly adults over the age of 80.

5. What is the specific purpose of the health care test or treatment you have a question about? (mark all that you think apply)

Identification of a disease or condition:
 Screening or diagnosis/identification for a particular disease, or risk assessment for a disease
 Risks or harms that can come from a disease identification tool or test
 Diagnostic tests and tools
 Diagnosis of co-occurring diseases
 Intervention (such as a drug treatment, therapy, device)
 Management of a condition or particular system of care
 Delivery of a health service
 Referral
 Risks or harms associated with treatment of a disease or condition
 Prevention or health promotion
 Specific population health concerns, such as ethnic group or gender
 Other
 Dont know

6. Does your question include a comparison of different health care approaches?

Yes
If yes, please list what you would like to see compared:
Identification and treatment of hyperlipidemia vs not, in those over age 80.

7. Desired Health Improvements: If you question focuses on:

Identification of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in identification or diagnosis would you like to see?


Treatment of a particular disease or condition, what improvements in patient symptoms or problems would you like to see?

8. Harms: Are there risks, side effects, or harms you are concerned about? If yes, please specify what those are:

Those over the age of 80 with hyperlipidemia ofen have co morbid conditions and are more likely to suffer adverse reactions to medications. They also tend to take more medications with the risk of drug-drug interactions. The benefit derived from medical treatment of hyperlipidemia in this age group should be assess relative to these potential harms.

9. Based on your answers to the previous questions, what research question(s) would you like to have answered?

What are the benefits and what are the harms of treating hyerlipidemia in adults over the age of 80?

10. Are there health-care focused, disease-focused, or patient-focused organizations that you see as being relevant to this issue? Who do you think we should contact as we consider your nomination?

11. Other Information About You (OPTIONAL) In order to help us understand the context of your health care question, it would be helpful to know more about you. The answers you give will not influence the progress of your suggestion. Thank you.

a. Please choose a description that best describes your role or perspective: (you may select more than one category if appropriate)


b. Is there any other information about you that is relevant to your question?


c. Are you making a suggestion as an individual or on behalf of an organization?
 Individual
 Organization