Current prescription of antithrombotic, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, or antiparkinson drugs, muscle relaxants, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and memantine was also associated with increased risk of falling. Conclusions Many medications were ...
Epidemiology showed that the falling incidences increased with advanced age, and recent findings found link between nutritional intake and risk of falls. Nevertheless, the relationship between different plant-based diets and the risk of falls in older adults remains unclear. Our investigation aimed to...
The Guide directs the student to read a comprehensive fall assessment and management article, obtain relevant information from the patient´s medical record (documented fall risk factors, medications, etc.) and then conduct a fall risk assessment (including questions about fall risk factors, ...
However, it is important to recognise that falls in the older adult population are a multifaceted problem, multiple factors such as poor balance and function, cognitive decline, and high use of medications contribute to high falls risk. To address the multiple underlying factors, many fall ...
Munich, Germany Purpose: To study the feasibility of first, reaching functionally declined, but still independent older persons at risk of falls through their general practitioner (GP) and second, to reduce their physiological and psychological fall risk factors with a complex exercise intervention. We...
Specifically, our model predicted older adults, female sex, and prior FRI; the higher the number of CNS depressants and the higher the number of total medications, the more likely that an individual will experience FRI [34]. Our model identified dorsopathy as an important risk factor for FRIs...
CNS medications contribute to fall risk in older womenDiscusses the results of a study by K.E. Ensrud, T.L. Blackwell et al, published in the October 2002 issue of the 'Journal of the A...
Osteopathic Family Physician (OFP), the official journal of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, is a peer-reviewed publication of evidence-based clinical reviews with osteopathic components.
Medications associated with falls in older people: systematic review of publications from a recent 5-year period. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2015;71:1429–40. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Neutel CI, Perry S, Maxwell C. Medication use and risk of falls. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2002;11...
The risk of falling is linked to several factors which include gait instability, muscle weakness, balance impairment, slow reactions, visual deficit, the type and number of medications, cardiovascular conditions, cognitive impairment, and the history of falls [2, 3]. Evidence from systematic reviews...