Citation

Pyrgeli M, Agapiou E, Pyrgelis ES, Manaras D, Dionyssiotis Y, Dontas I. J. Frailty Sarcopenia Falls 2017; 2(4): 92-98.

Affiliation

Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Hylonome Publications)

DOI

10.22540/JFSF-02-092

PMID

32300687

PMCID

PMC7155368

Abstract

Falls among elderly are a common and major public health problem. Even though most falls do not lead to injury, they threaten the independence of older people causing functional decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) with substantial socioeconomic consequences. According to current literature several risk factors have been identified. Falls rarely have a single cause and the majority of them are due to a complex interaction of the age-related changes, the underlying medical condition and the medications. Some medications due to their side effects are usually called fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). We conducted a retrospective, multicentre, observational chart review study of elderly aged over 60, which aims to reveal any correlation between specific groups of medications given for the most common diseases, and falls in elderly. The sample consists of 827 participants. The data were collected by using a medication logbook which includes information about sex, age, residency, underlying diseases and the corresponding medications, incidents of fall during the last 2 years and possible fracture as a consequence of the fall.

Copyright: © 2017 Hylonome Publications.

Language: en

Keywords

Elderly; Fall-related drugs; Falls; Questionnaire