Use of psychoactive drugs predicts functional disability among older adults.

Denise Mourão Falci Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini Erico Castro Costa Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima E Costa Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho

Published in: Revista de saude publica (2019)

The study showed a prospective association between the use of psychoactive drugs and functional disability. These results indicate the need to carefully assess the prescription of psychoactive drugs for older adults and monitor their usage in order to detect damages to the health of users.

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