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19423174

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of psychotropic medications (antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives) on the risk of falls and fractures in a cohort of elderly people in South Australia. A retrospective cohort study was undertaken using the wave 1 (1992) and wave 3 (1994) data of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA). Persistent use of psychotropic medicines was defined as use of one or more psychotropic medications at both wave 1 and wave 3. A comprehensive list of potential confounding variables was individually entered into regression models to examine effects on risk ratios. The results showed that the use of psychotropic medications was associated with an increased risk of falls in females (IRR=1.47, 95% CI=1.31-1.64) but not in males (IRR=1.03, 95% CI=0.85-1.26). The use of psychotropic medications was also associated with an increased risk of a fracture in females (RR 2.54; CI 1.57-4.11; p<0.0001) but not in males (RR=0.66; p=0.584; CI 0.15-2.86). In both analyses, the body mass index (BMI) was determined to be the only confounding variable. After adjusting for BMI, the IRR in females decreased to 1.22 (95% CI 1.02-1.45; p<0.015) for falls and the RR decreased to 1.92 (p<0.015, CI 1.13-3.24) for fractures.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1872-6976
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e1-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The risk of falls and fractures associated with persistent use of psychotropic medications in elderly people.
pubmed:affiliation
Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. agnes.vitry@unisa.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural