@article{ref1,
title="Medication use, falls, and fall-related worry in older adults in the United States",
journal="Consultant pharmacist",
year="2016",
author="Watanabe, Jonathan H.",
volume="31",
number="7",
pages="385-393",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of falls and fall-related concerns of medication users versus nonusers in U.S. seniors. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: The National Health and Aging Trends Study. PARTICIPANTS: U.S. nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries in 2011. OUTCOMES: Comparing subjects who used medications with subjects who did not in the past month, the outcomes were percentages of subjects who experienced 1) a fall in the past month, 2) worry about falling in the past month, 3) being limited by this worry in the past month, 4) a fall in the past year. <br><br>RESULTS: A greater percentage of medication users experienced falls and fall-related outcomes, compared with nonmedication users. Among medication users, 10.29% had a past month fall, compared with 5.42% of non-medication users; 27.69% of medication users worried in the past month about falling, compared with 9.15% of non-medication users; 40.96% of medication users were limited by this worry, compared with 21.21%; 22.82% of medication users had a fall in the past year, compared with 13.15% of non-medication users. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Seniors who use medications are more likely to fall and to be concerned about falling. Pharmacist involvement in fall prevention continues to be essential.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0888-5109",
doi="10.4140/TCP.n.2016.385",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4140/TCP.n.2016.385"
}