Associations between drug burden index and physical function in older people in residential aged care facilities

Age Ageing. 2010 Jul;39(4):503-7. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq053. Epub 2010 May 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Cholinergic Antagonists / adverse effects*
  • Cholinergic Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Cognition Disorders / chemically induced
  • Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hand Strength*
  • Homes for the Aged / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / adverse effects*
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / therapeutic use
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Medication Errors / statistics & numerical data
  • Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
  • Postural Balance*
  • Walking*

Substances

  • Cholinergic Antagonists
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives