Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use in hip fracture patients: a Danish nationwide prevalence study.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often used in the elderly and are associated with adverse effects. Therefore, it is important to ascertain the prevalence of SSRI use in fragile and surgery-treated hip fracture patients. Methods - This population-based prevalence study included Danish hip fracture patients aged ≥ 65 years operated in 2006-2016 (n = 68,607) and matched individuals from the background population (n = 343,020). Using Poisson regression, prevalence risk ratios (PRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated to compare hip fracture patients with the general population, and to estimate the association between hip fracture patient characteristics and SSRI prescriptions. Results - The prevalence of SSRI use among hip fracture p

SUBMITTER: Bruun SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6366466 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature