@article{ref1,
title="Risk of drug-related falls among noninstitutionalized older adults",
journal="Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P",
year="2018",
author="García, Begoña Pellicer and González, Sergio Moreno and Muñoz, Antonio Manuel Cardoso and Antón-Solanas, Isabel and Caballero, Vicente Gea and Vela, Raúl Juárez",
volume="52",
number="",
pages="e03319-e03319",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the number of drugs taken per day, which represents a risk factor for falls among noninstitutionalized older adults with a history of falls in the last year. <br><br>METHOD: This was a descriptive study that used random sampling and the following measurement instruments: the WHO questionnaire for the study of falls in older adults, gait scale and geriatric depression scale and gait and balance. Univariate and bivariate analysis, nonparametric chi-squared test, and binary logistic regression were performed using the SPSS statistical program version 21.0. <br><br>RESULTS: 214 individuals participated in the study. Those who took ≥ 4 drugs presented higher risk of falling, p=0.010 OR=4.034. The same was not true for individuals who took ≤ 3 drugs, p=0.006 OR=0.335. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The use of four or more drugs per day was considered a risk factor for falls among older adults.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0080-6234",
doi="10.1590/s1980-220x2017012603319",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1980-220x2017012603319"
}