Use of Fall Risk-Increasing Drugs Around a Fall-Related Injury in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine: (1) prevalence of fall risk-increasing drug (FRID) use among older adults with a fall-related injury, (2) which FRIDs were most frequently prescribed, (3) whether FRID use was reduced following the fall-related healthcare episode, and (4) which interventions have reduced falls or FRID use in older adults with a history of falls.

Design

Systematic review.

Participants

Observational and intervention studies that assessed (or intervened on) FRID use in participants aged 60 years or older who had experienced a fall.

Measurements

PubMed and EMBASE were searched through June 30, 2019. Two reviewers independently extracted data and evaluated studies for bias. Discrepancies were resolved by consensus.

Results

Fourteen of 638 articles met s

SUBMITTER: Hart LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7299782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature