Polypharmacy and risk of falls and fractures for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence
Kim TW, Walley AY, Ventura AS, Patts GJ, Heeren TC, Lerner GB, Mauricio N, Saitz R. Polypharmacy and risk of falls and fractures for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence. AIDS Care 2017, 30: 150-159. PMID: 29034725, PMCID: PMC5977400, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1384532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useSedating medicationsRisk of fallsMedical attentionAdditional medicationOpioid medicationsHIV infectionSubstance dependenceElectronic medical record reviewNon-ARV medicationsNumber of medicationsMedical record reviewType of medicationSeparate logistic regression modelsCharacteristic curve analysisDSM-IV substance dependenceLogistic regression modelsRecord reviewOdds ratioPolypharmacySuch polypharmacyHigh riskMedicationsGreater oddsOptimal cutoff