Antidepressants and falls among elderly people in long-term care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11033459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin Ruthazer (Hebrew SeniorLife), Lewis A Lipsitz (0000-0003-2344-1274) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 746-749 |
| Publication date | 1993-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.83.5.746 |
| PMID | 8484463 |
| OpenAlex | W2119300361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
All eligible residents of a long-term care facility (488 women and 147 men with a 6-month minimum stay) were prospectively followed for 1 month for the development of falls. Use of psychotropic medications (excluding as needed prescriptions), functional status, and a history of falls were assessed at the start of the study month. Results of analyses using logistic modeling procedures suggest that institutionalized women on antidepressants may have an increased risk of falling, regardless of fall history, functional status, or age. A relationship between antidepressants and falls was not found for men. These results may help target high-risk individuals for future preventive efforts
Falling (accident) · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Long-term care · Medical prescription · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Emergency Medicine · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2017 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |