Antihistamine use and the risk of injurious falls or fracture in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4564-z
Abstract: SummaryDespite their anticholinergic side effects, first-generation antihistamines are widely prescribed to elderly patients. A systematic review was conducted to synthesize real-world evidence. First-generation antihistamine use is considerably associated with an increased risk of injurious falls… read more here.
Keywords: risk injurious; elderly patients; injurious falls; antihistamine use ... See more keywords
Eating disorders are associated with increased risk of fall injury and fracture in Swedish men and women
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DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06312-2
Abstract: In this retrospective cohort study, men and women with eating disorders (n = 8867) had higher risk of injurious falls and hip fractures than age, sex, and county-matched controls (n = 88670). Eating disorders have been associated with decreased… read more here.
Keywords: risk; without fracture; eating disorders; hip ... See more keywords
Predicting First-Time Injurious Falls in Older Men and Women Living in the Community: Development of the First Injurious Fall Screening Tool.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.02.023
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to create a screening tool to predict first-time injurious falls in community-living older men and women. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study between 2001 and 2009. SETTING The Swedish National Study… read more here.
Keywords: older men; screening tool; tool; men women ... See more keywords
In-Hospital Sequelae of Injurious Falls in 24 Medical/Surgical Units in Four Hospitals in the United States.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.08.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND Up to 50% of patient falls in the hospital result in injury. This study was conducted to determine whether injurious falls were associated with increased hospital length of stay (LOS), discharge to a place… read more here.
Keywords: four hospitals; medical surgical; surgical units; hospitals united ... See more keywords
Impaired Orthostatic Blood Pressure Recovery Is Associated with Unexplained and Injurious Falls
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14563
Abstract: Cardiovascular disorders are recognized as important modifiable risk factors for falls. However, the association between falls and orthostatic hypotension (OH) remains ambivalent, particularly because of poor measurement methods of previous studies. The goal was to… read more here.
Keywords: impaired orthostatic; injurious falls; blood pressure; orthostatic blood ... See more keywords
A Literature Review of Factors Influencing Injurious Falls
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773818802187
Abstract: Falls pose substantial challenges to health care institutions. This review aims to provide a synthesis and critique of studies that investigated fall injury risk factors and to identify significant risk factors that predispose patients to… read more here.
Keywords: research; risk factors; review factors; injurious falls ... See more keywords
Polypharmacy and injurious falls in older adults: a nationwide nested case-control study
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DOI: 10.2147/clep.s201614
Abstract: Objective To determine whether or not the exposure to multiple drugs (polypharmacy) increases the risk of fall-related injury among older adults, beyond the effect of fall-risk increasing drugs and chronic multimorbidity. Methods Nested case-control study… read more here.
Keywords: case control; older adults; polypharmacy; study ... See more keywords
Depressive symptoms increase the risk of falls and injurious falls in Chinese adults aged ≥ 45 years: A 3-year cohort study
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.964408
Abstract: Background Falls and depressive symptoms are both public health concerns in China, but the effects of depressive symptoms on falls and injurious falls have not been thoroughly investigated. Methods This population-based prospective cohort study used… read more here.
Keywords: falls injurious; adults aged; injurious falls; depressive symptoms ... See more keywords