Changes in the burden of medications that may impair driving among older adults before and after a motor vehicle crash.
Melissa R RiesterAdam M D'AmicoMarzan A KhanNina R JoyceMelissa R PfeifferSeth A MargolisBrian R OttAllison E CurryThomas A BayerAndrew R ZulloPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
A majority of crash-involved older adults were exposed to multiple PDI medications before and after MVC. A greater proportion of person-crashes were associated with an increased rather than decreased number of PDI medications. The reasons why clinicians refrain from stopping PDI medications following an MVC remain to be elucidated.