Risk of falls or fall-related injuries associated with potentially inappropriate medication use among older adults with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prevalent in older adults with dementia and subsequent falls or fall-related injuries. The present study determined the risk of falls or fall-related injuries associated with PIM use in older adults with dementia.

Methods

The National Health Insurance Service-Elderly Cohort Database 2.0 (NHIS-ECDB 2.0) was used for this self-controlled case series (SCCS) study. This study included 1430 participants who went through exposure and non-exposure periods of PIM application among patients with dementia and experienced outcome events of falls or fall-related injuries between January 2016 and December 2019. The incidence of falls or fall-related injuries during the exposure and post-exposure periods was compared with that du

SUBMITTER: Moon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11342481 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature