Hand Grip Strength May Affect the Association Between Anticholinergic Burden and Mortality Among Older Patients Discharged from Hospital.

Sonia D'AliaFrancesco GuarasciLuca BartucciRamona CaloieroMaurizio Leonardo GuerrieriLuca SoraciDaniele ColomboLucia CrescibeneGraziano OnderStefano VolpatoAntonio CherubiniCarmelinda RuggieroAndrea CorsonelloFabrizia LattanzioPaolo Fabbietti

Published in: Drugs & aging (2020)

The ACB score at discharge may predict mortality among older patients discharged from an acute care hospital with low hand grip strength. Hospital physicians should be aware that prescribing anticholinergic medications in such a vulnerable population may have negative prognostic implications.

Keyphrases

acute care
primary care
healthcare
adverse drug
cardiovascular events
risk factors
emergency department