Medication-Related Falls in Older People Causative Factors and Management Strategies /
Comprising a single repository of knowledge and scientific evidence in the field, this book provides strategies to mitigate fall risk by providing information on the complex interactions between aging processes, co-morbid conditions and prescribed medications in older patients. Geriatric health is b...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis,
2016.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Aging Population and Falls: Consequences and Costs
- 3. Falls Count and Counting Falls: Making Sense of Data About Falls
- Part 2. Drugs and Falls: Why are Older People at Risk?
- 4. Polypharmacy
- 5. Pharmacology of Drugs in Aging
- 6. Age-Related Physical and Physiologic Changes and Co-Morbidities in Older People: Association with Falls
- 7. Adverse Events & Falls
- 8. Risk Factors for Falls in the Elderly
- Part 3. Medications Associated with Falls in the Elderly
- 9. Psychotropic Drugs
- 10. Benzodiazepines
- 11. Drugs for Degenerative Neurologic Conditions: Antiparkinson Medications, Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine
- 12. Antihypertensive and Cardiovascular Medications
- 13. Glucose Control Medications
- Part 4. Management of Medication-Related Falls
- 14. Inappropriate Medications and Risk of Falls in Older Adults
- 15. Identifying Explicit Criteria for the Prevention of Falls
- 16. Approach to Medication Reviews in Older Adults
- 17. Withdrawal of Falls-Risk Increasing Drugs
- 18. Benzodiazepines Withdrawal in the Elderly: A Practical Approach
- 19. Role of Information and Communication Technologies
- 20. A Novel Personalized Falls Risk Calculator Tool: A Prototype for Improving the Safety of Prescribing Through Computerized Decision Support
- 21. Future Directions.
