Medication use and falls: Applying Beers criteria to medication review in Parkinson’s disease:

SAGE Open Medicine

EleanorYusupov¹ 

关键词: Pharmacoepidemiology;    drug safety;    Beers criteria;    Parkinson’s disease;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312117743673

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:Our goal was to assess the association between potentially inappropriate medication use and risk of falls in the Parkinson’s disease population.Methods:This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at an outpatient Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Center. Individuals 65 years of age or older, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease who attended at least three visits in 2015 for physical, occupational therapy, or physician’s visits were included in the study. Electronic medical records were utilized to perform chart reviews, and medications were analyzed to identify prescription medications, combination preparations, over-the-counter medications, and dietary supplements. The goal of this study was to test the following hypothesis: elderly individuals with Parkinson’s disease who take multiple potentially inappropriate medications are more likely to experience a fall compared to elderly individuals with Parkinson’s disease who do not take multiple potentially inappropriate medications.Results:A higher ...

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