Central Nervous System Medication Burden and Serious Falls in Older Nursing Home Residents.
Joseph T HanlonXinhua ZhaoJennifer G NaplesSherrie L AspinallSubashan PereraDavid A NaceNicholas G CastleSusan L GreenspanCarolyn T ThorpePublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)
CNS medication burden, approximately 3 + standardized daily doses, was associated with an increased risk of serious falls in nursing home residents with recent fall. Clinicians should be vigilant for opportunities to discontinue or decrease the doses of individual CNS medications and/or consider non-pharmacological alternatives. Such interventions that reduce use of CNS medications in nursing homes could reduce fall rates but further research is needed to confirm this.