Using pharmacy dispensing data to predict falls in older individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Associations between individual medication use and falling in older individuals are well-documented. However, a comprehensive risk score that takes into account overall medication use and that can be used in daily pharmacy practice is lacking. We, therefore, aimed to determine whether pharmacy dispensing records can be used to predict falls.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using pharmacy dispensing data and self-reported falls among 3454 Dutch individuals aged ≥65 years. Two different methods were used to classify medication exposure for each person: the drug burden index (DBI) for cumulative anticholinergic and sedative medication exposure as well as exposure to fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). Multinomial regression analyses, adjusted for age and

SUBMITTER: Gemmeke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328421 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature