Association of fall risk-increasing drugs with falls in generally healthy older adults: a 3-year prospective observational study of the DO-HEALTH trial

Association of fall risk-increasing drugs with falls in generally healthy older adults: a 3-year prospective observational study of the DO-HEALTH trial

Abstract Background The association between fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs, medications known to be associated with falls) and the number of falls among generally healthy and active community-dwelling older adults is understudied. Prior studies have focused on individual medication classes or hav...

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Main Authors: Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Catherine K. Forster, Maud Wieczorek, E. John Orav, Reto W. Kressig, Bruno Vellas, Andreas Egli, Gregor Freystaetter, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, the DO-HEALTH Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Falls
Fall risk-increasing drugs
Prospective study
Longitudinal study
Community-dwelling older adults
DO-HEALTH
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05557-2
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