Drugs and falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis: I. Psychotropic drugs
Drugs and falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis: I. Psychotropic drugs
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01898.x
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发表时间:
1999-01-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Tinetti, ME
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作者:
Leipzig, RM;Cumming, RG;Tinetti, ME
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate critically the evidence linking psychotropic drugs with falls in older people.DESIGN: Fixed-effects meta-analysis.DATA SOURCES: English-language articles in MEDLINE (1966 - March 1996) indexed under accidents or accidental falls and aged or age factors; bibliographies of retrieved papers.STUDY SELECTION: Systematic evaluation of sedative/hypnotic, antidepressant, or neuroleptic use with falling in people aged 60 and older.DATA EXTRACTION: Study design, inclusion and exclusion criteria, setting, sample size, response rate, mean age, method of medication verification and fall assessment, fall definition, and the number of fallers and non-fallers taking specific classes of psychotropic drugs.RESULTS: Forty studies, none randomized controlled trials, met eligibility criteria. For one or more falls, the pooled odds ratio (95% confidence interval) was 1.73 (95% CI, 1.52-1.97) for any psychotropic use; 1.50 (95% CI, 1.25-1.79) for neuroleptic use; 1.54 (95% CI, 1.40-1.70) for sedative/hypnotic use; 1.66 (95% CI, 1.4-1.95) for any antidepressant use (mainly TCAs); 1.51 (95% CI, 1.14-2.00) for only TCA use; and 1.48 (95% CI, 1.23-1.77) for benzodiazepine use, with no difference between short and long acting benzodiazepines. For neuroleptics in psychiatric inpatients, the pooled OR was 0.41 (95% CI, 0.21-.82); for all other patients, the pooled OR was 1.66 (95% CI, 1.38-2.00). Comparing greater than or equal to 1 with greater than or equal to 2 falls, mean subject age