Background and objective Falls are a major public health problem in older adults. Earlier
studies showed that psychotropic medication use increases the risk of falls. The aim of this …

Background There is increasing recognition that the use of certain medications contributes
to falls in seniors. Our objective was to update a previously completed meta-analysis looking …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty and
poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. We evaluated the relationship between …

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of fear of falling (FOF) and fear‐related activity
restriction (FAR) and their association with frailty, sarcopenia, gait speed and grip strength …

Background: Potential drug–drug interactions (PDDIs) in patients with cancer are common,
but have not previously been quantified for oral anticancer treatment. We assessed the …

Falls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults, aged 65 years and older.
Furthermore, falls are an increasing public health problem because of ageing populations …

Neurodevelopmental changes over the lifespan, from childhood through adulthood into old
age, have important implications for the onset, presentation, course, and treatment of anxiety …

O artigo tem por objetivo refletir sobre a polifarmácia em idosos com ênfase nas reações
adversas e nas interações medicamentosas. A vulnerabilidade dos idosos aos problemas …

Background This chapter examines multiple thinking strategies that are needed for high-
quality clinical practice. Clinical reasoning and judgment are examined in relation to other …

Objective. To establish a clinically relevant list with explicit criteria for pharmacologically
inappropriate prescriptions in general practice for elderly people≥ 70 years. Design. A three …