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- Title
Effects of central nervous system polypharmacy on falls liability in community-dwelling elderly.
- Authors
Weiner, D K; Hanlon, J T; Studenski, S A
- Abstract
While central nervous system (CNS) active medications such as psychotropics and narcotic analgesics have been implicated in contributing to falls in older adults, the combined effect of multiple CNS-active medications has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence, in community-dwelling elderly, of (1) taking multiple CNS-active medications on fall liability and (2) individual classes of CNS-active medications (using discrete drug classification) on the risk of falls after controlling for important confounders--age, mobility, cognition and depression.
- Publication
Gerontology, 1998, Vol 44, Issue 4, p217
- ISSN
0304-324X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000022013