1999
Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: I. Psychotropic Drugs
Leipzig R, Cumming R, Tinetti M. Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: I. Psychotropic Drugs. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 30-39. PMID: 9920227, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01898.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotropic drugsNeuroleptic useOlder peopleLong acting benzodiazepinesDuration of therapyIncidence of fallsNumber of fallersAdverse outcome eventsPooled odds ratioEnglish-language articlesIncreased fallsAntidepressant useHypnotic useMore fallsActing benzodiazepineBenzodiazepine useMean agePsychotropic usePooled ORsOdds ratioOutcome eventsTCA useExclusion criteriaEligibility criteriaResponse rateDrugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: II. Cardiac and Analgesic Drugs
Leipzig R, Cumming R, Tinetti M. Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: II. Cardiac and Analgesic Drugs. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 40-50. PMID: 9920228, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01899.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled odds ratioAnalgesic drugsOdds ratioDiuretic useRecurrent fallsOlder peopleOlder adultsAnalgesic drug useNonnarcotic analgesic useDuration of therapyIncidence of fallsNumber of fallersCalcium channel blockersMean subject ageEnglish-language articlesDigoxin useNSAID useAnalgesic useAspirin useLoop diureticsMedication useThiazide diureticsNarcotic useACE inhibitorsMore falls
1997
The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons
Gill T, Williams C, de Leon C, Tinetti M. The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1997, 50: 765-772. PMID: 9253386, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUseful prognostic informationADL dependencePhysical performanceElderly personsPrognostic informationDaily livingCommunity-living elderly personsSingle assessmentLarge representative cohortAssessment of changesFuture disabilityBaseline interviewRepresentative cohortPowerful predictorRole of changesRiskParticipantsShort intervalsYearsAssessmentBaseline performancePersonsCohortYear interviewsADL