Central Nervous System Medication Burden and Serious Falls in Older Nursing Home Residents

OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between CNS medication burden and serious falls in those with a recent fall history. DESIGN: Nested-case control study; cases matched to four controls by age, gender, and date. SETTING: US nursing homes PARTICIPANTS: 5,556 residents age ≥ 65 with a recent fall...

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Published in:J Am Geriatr Soc
Main Authors: Hanlon, Joseph T., Zhao, Xinhua, Naples, Jennifer G., Aspinall, Sherrie L., Perera, Subashan, Nace, David A., Castle, Nicholas G., Greenspan, Susan L., Thorpe, Carolyn T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478454/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28152179
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14759
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