Polypharmacy, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, but not antipsychotics, are associated with increased falls risk in UK care home residents: a prospective multi-centre study

PURPOSE: Falls and polypharmacy are both common in care home residents. Deprescribing of medications in residents with increased falls risk is encouraged. Psychotropic medications are known to increase falls risk in older adults. These drugs are often used in care home residents for depression, anxi...

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Autores principales: Izza, Madeline A. D., Lunt, Eleanor, Gordon, Adam L., Gladman, John R. F., Armstrong, Sarah, Logan, Pip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7716922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32813154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00376-1

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