Fall-Related Hospitalizations in Nursing Home Residents Co-Prescribed a Cholinesterase Inhibitor and Beta-Blocker.
Jennifer A WattMichael A CampitelliColleen J MaxwellJun GuanLaura C MaclaganTara GomesMahmoud BokhariSharon E StrausSusan E BronskillPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Among nursing home residents with dementia receiving beta-blockers, co-prescription of a ChEI was not associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for a fall-related injury. However, we did not assess for its association with falls not leading to hospitalization. This finding could inform clinical guidelines and shared decision making between persons with dementia, caregivers, and clinicians concerning ChEI initiation and/or discontinuation.