Association of Anticholinergic Drug Burden with Cognitive and Functional Decline Over Time in Older Inpatients: Results from the CRIME Project.

Gloria BromboLara BianchiElisa MaiettiFrancesca MalacarneAndrea CorsonelloAntonio CherubiniCarmelinda RuggieroGraziano OnderStefano Volpato

Published in: Drugs & aging (2018)

ACB and ARS have only a moderate degree of correlation. Use of drugs with anticholinergic properties in elderly patients is independently associated with cognitive and functional decline.

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quality improvement
physical activity
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middle aged