Background. While many drug groups are associated with falls in older people, less is
known about absolute increases in risk and how these risks vary across different groups of …

Background while many drug groups are associated with falls in older people, less is known
about absolute increases in risk and how these risks vary across different groups of drugs or …

Background The simultaneous use of several medications is an important risk factor for
injurious falls in older people. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the number …

Objectives Drug use is a modifiable risk factor for fall-related injuries in older people.
Whereas the injurious effect of polypharmacy is established, that of low numbers of …

Aim The presemt study aimed to determine the association between the risk of recurrent and
injurious falls with polypharmacy, fall risk‐increasing drugs (FRID) and FRID count among …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the mortality in hip fracture patients with regard
to use of fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), by comparing survival in exposed and …

OBJECTIVES To examine:(1) prevalence of fall risk–increasing drug (FRID) use among
older adults with a fall‐related injury,(2) which FRIDs were most frequently prescribed,(3) …

Objectives Medications and specifically fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) are associated
with increased risk of falls: reducing their prescription may improve this risk. This study …

Background Hospital admissions due to fall-related fractures are a major problem in the
aging population. Several risk factors have been identified, including drug use. Most studies …

Background Risk factors for hip fracture are well studied because of the negative impact on
patients and the community, with mortality in the first year being almost 30% in the elderly …