Exploring the relationship between falls in long-term care and psychoactive prescribing

Lloyd Hughes

doi:10.14283/jfa.2022.53

Exploring the relationship between falls in long-term care and psychoactive prescribing

Lloyd Hughes^*

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School of Medicine

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Abstract

Almost half of patients of nursing home residents experience one fall per year. Falls have associated significant morbidity and mortality, and a proportion of falls can be deemed avoidable. There are a variety of risk factors associated with falls, many of which are not modifiable. There has been increasing focus upon the relationship between psychotropic medications and falls as this is seen a potentially modifiable risk factor. This article reviews some of the clinical challenges about balancing falls risk mitigation strategies with the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Original language	English
Article number	202253
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Journal of Frailty & Aging
Volume	Online First
Early online date	8 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2022.53
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 8 Oct 2022

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Neuroleptics
Prescribing
Long-term care
Nursing homes
Falls

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