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Relationship between the risk of falling and prescribed medication in community-dwelling elderly subjects.

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Relationship between the risk of falling and prescribed medication in community-dwelling elderly subjects.

dc.contributor.author	Pérez Ros, Pilar
dc.contributor.author	Martínez Arnau, Francisco Miguel
dc.contributor.author	Navarro Illana, Esther
dc.contributor.author	Tormos Miñana, Inmaculada
dc.contributor.author	Tarazona Santabalbina, Francisco José
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-19T09:25:11Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-19T09:25:11Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.citation	Pérez Ros, Pilar Martínez Arnau, Francisco Miguel Navarro Illana, Esther Tormos Miñana, Inmaculada Tarazona Santabalbina, Francisco José 2013 Relationship between the risk of falling and prescribed medication in community-dwelling elderly subjects. Advances in Pharmacology and Pharmacy 1 1 29 36
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/41077
dc.description.abstract	Abstract Introduction: The risk of falling increases with age. A third of the population over 65 has one or more falls per year. Objetive: to know the relationship between drug prescription and falls in the elderly. Materials and Methods: a study was carried out through a community intervention in individuals ≥ 70 years of age. Results: The sample was composed of 249 participants, 160 women (64%), with a mean age of 74.47 years (SD 5.33). During the 12 months prior to the study, the mean of falls per person was 0.5 (SD 0.94), the mean of the risk factors was 2.73 (SD 1.4) and the mean of the medication prescribed was 4.2 (SD 3.0). The percentage of the reduction of falls after the study was 12%. The amount of medication prescribed correlated with the incidence of falls before and after the study, r=0.193, p=0.002 y r2=0.170, p=0.009, respectively. Prior to the study, the individuals who were prescribed beta-blockers and antidepressants, had a fall incidence of 0.74 (SD 1.14) and 1.22 (SD 1.09), respectively, however after the intervention there was no relationship between drug prescription and falls. Conclusions: the fall prevention community program was effective since it prevented the negative effects of medication on falls. An interdisciplinary community intervention reduces the global incidence of falls and the incidence of falls related to some specific medication.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Advances in Pharmacology and Pharmacy, 2013, vol. 1, num. 1, p. 29-36
dc.subject	Farmacologia
dc.subject	Medicina preventiva
dc.subject	Geriatria
dc.subject	Fisioteràpia
dc.title	Relationship between the risk of falling and prescribed medication in community-dwelling elderly subjects.
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2014-12-19T09:25:11Z
dc.identifier.doi	10.13189/app. 2013.010106
dc.identifier.idgrec	096956
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES