The Relationship Between Number of Medications and Weight Loss or Impaired Balance in Older Adults
Agostini JV, Han L, Tinetti ME. The Relationship Between Number of Medications and Weight Loss or Impaired Balance in Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2004, 52: 1719-1723. PMID: 15450051, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52467.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpaired balanceOdds ratioWeight lossCumulative medication exposureNumber of medicationsAdjusted odds ratioNumber of hospitalizationsAdverse drug effectsCommunity-dwelling residentsAdverse drug outcomesTotal drug useMedication exposureMore medicationsIndividual medicationsCommon manifestationChronic diseasesChronic illnessLongitudinal cohortMedicationsDepressive symptomsDrug effectsCognitive impairmentDrug useHearing impairmentExtensive adjustment