Open AccessAssociation Between Medications Acting on the Central Nervous System and Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A New User Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Shelly L. Gray,
Zachary A. Marcum,
Sascha Dublin,
Rod Walker,
Negar Golchin,
Dori E. Rosenberg,
Erin J. Aiello Bowles,
Paul K. Crane,
Eric B. Larson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glz270
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cohort study , prospective cohort study , cohort , proportional hazards model , dementia , injury prevention , pharmacy , occupational safety and health , poison control , emergency medicine , gerontology , disease , confidence interval , family medicine , pathology
It is well established that individual medications that affect the central nervous system (CNS) increase falls risk in older adults. However, less is known about risks associated with taking multiple CNS-active medications.