The cross-sectional association of frailty with chronic past and current use of benzodiazepine drugs.

Christian J Gomez Alma Diaz Quinones Amy Melissa Gonell Tesil Nedumkallel Sani Otoniel Ysea-Hill Dhanya Baskaran Jorge G Ruiz

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2022)

The use of benzodiazepine was cross-sectionally associated with frailty in older Veterans. These results suggest that screening for frailty in patients with past or current exposure to benzodiazepine medications may be necessary for proper management.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
cross sectional
physical activity
middle aged
drug induced