ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2017
Psychotropic drugs and the risk of fall injuries, hospitalisations and mortality among older adults.
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- Stakeholders' views on the use of psychotropic medication in older people: a systematic review.Age and ageing · 2022Pooled it
- What Makes Deprescription of Psychotropic Drugs in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia so Challenging? A Qualitative Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators.Drugs & aging · 2021Pooled it
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- Tolerability of buprenorphine transdermal system in nursing home patients with advanced dementia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (DEP.PAIN.DEM).Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Trial
- A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Program to Prevent Falls Among Community-Dwelling Adults Living with Mental Illness Demonstrates Feasibility.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingTrial
- Psychotropic medication use among community dwellers with and without Parkinson's disease - A nationwide cohort study.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Article
- Association between sedative prescriptions after hospital discharge and falls and other adverse events in older adults: a population-based cohort study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026Article
- Delirium and in-hospital falls in older adults: factors associated with fall occurrence and number of falls.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Unlocking the Power of Plant-Derived Natural Products: Therapeutic Benefits for Cognitive Health and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia-Related Diseases.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Defining psychotropic medicines in aged and disability care.Australian prescriber · 2026Article
- Behavioral symptoms of dementia and psychotropic use during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2026Article
- Polypharmacy and Dynapenia in Older Adults Undergoing Rehabilitation After Fracture or Elective Orthopedic Surgery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Sedative-hypnotic drug use and risk of falls and fractures in elderly patients: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Real-World Evidence of Brexpiprazole Use and 6-Month Mortality, Hospitalization, and Emergency Department Visits Among Persons With Dementia.Neurology · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Psychotropic Medication Use in Older Adults in Australia: A Nationwide Data Linkage Study.Drugs & aging · 2025Article
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- The Association Between Psychotropic Medication Use and Gait and Mobility Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older People: Data From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Falls, Sleep Disorders and Cognitive Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults with Hypertension:A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Article
- Falls prevention in an older adult mental health ward through a quality improvement initiative.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate whether psychotropics are associated with an increased risk of fall injuries, hospitalizations, and mortality in a large general population of older adults.
methodsWe performed a nationwide matched (age, sex, and case event day) case-control study between 1 January and 31 December 2011 based on several Swedish registers (n = 1,288,875 persons aged ≥65 years). We used multivariate conditional logistic regression adjusted for education, number of inpatient days, Charlson co-morbidity index, dementia and number of other drugs.
resultsAntidepressants were the psychotropic most strongly related to fall injuries (OR
conclusionsOur findings support a cautious prescribing of multiple psychotropic drugs to older patients. © 2016 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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