Anticholinergic load and delirium in end-of-life patients.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00228-021-03125-w
Abstract: BACKGROUND Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with negative outcomes, including worsening of cognitive and functional status and an increased burden on patients and caregivers. Medications with anticholinergic effect have been associated with delirium symptoms,… read more here.
Keywords: life patients; end life; anticholinergic load; burden ... See more keywords
Anticholinergic medication use and falls in Australian residential aged care: a retrospective multisite cohort study
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-025-03147-9
Abstract: Associations between anticholinergic load and falls remain understudied in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). To examine associations between anticholinergic load and falls in the first year after entry to an RACF. We aggregated routinely collected… read more here.
Keywords: aged care; associations anticholinergic; anticholinergic load; load ... See more keywords