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ArticleCanadian geriatrics journal : CGJ2021

Medication Review in Preventing Older Adults' Fall-Related Injury: a Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis.

Yu Ming, Aleksandra A Zecevic, Susan W Hunter, Wenxin Miao, Rommel G Tirona

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Article in Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Yu MingHealth and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON.
Aleksandra A ZecevicSchool of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON.
Susan W HunterSchool of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ON.
Wenxin MiaoSchool of Information and Media Studies, Western University, London, ON.
Rommel G TironaSchool of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON.
Western University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedication review is essential in managing adverse drug reactions and improving drug safety in older adults. This systematic review evaluated medication review's role as a single intervention or combined with other interventions in preventing fall-related injuries in older adults.

methodsElectronic databases search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and CINAHL. Two reviewers screened titles and abstracts, reviewed full texts, and performed data extraction and risk of bias assessment. Meta-analyses were conducted on studies with similar participants, interventions, outcomes or settings.

resultsFourteen randomized, controlled studies were included. The pooled results indicated that medication review as a stand-alone intervention was effective in preventing fall-related injuries in community-dwelling older adults (Risk Difference [RD] = -0.06, 95% CI: [-0.11, -0.00], I DISCUSSION: This systematic review and meta-analysis has demonstrated that medication review is effective in preventing fall-related injuries in general, and fractures specifically, in community-dwelling older adults. Future investigations focusing on the process of performing medication review will further inform fall-related injury prevention for older adults.

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fall-related injuriesfallsmedication reviewolder adultsprevention

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PMID34484506
PMCPMC8390322
OpenAlexW3196820491

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