Are Anticholinergic Symptoms a Risk Factor for Falls in Older General Practice Patients With Polypharmacy? Study Protocol for the Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model

• Glavni autori: Truc Sophia Dinh (Autor), Ana Isabel González-González (Autor), Andreas D. Meid (Autor), Kym I. E. Snell (Autor), Henrik Rudolf (Autor), Maria-Sophie Brueckle (Autor), Jeanet W. Blom (Autor), Ulrich Thiem (Autor), Hans-Joachim Trampisch (Autor), Petra J. M. Elders (Autor), Norbert Donner-Banzhoff (Autor), Ferdinand M. Gerlach (Autor), Sebastian Harder (Autor), Marjan van den Akker (Autor), Paul P. Glasziou (Autor), Walter E. Haefeli (Autor), Christiane Muth (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Cumulative anticholinergic exposure, also known as anticholinergic burden, is associated with a variety of adverse outcomes. However, studies show that anticholinergic effects tend to be underestimated by prescribers, and anticholinergics are the most frequently prescribed potentially in...