Fall and fracture risk in nursing home residents with moderate-to-severe behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias initiating antidepressants or antipsychotics

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 695-702

  Wei, Yu Jung ^a,b   Simoni Wastila, Linda ^a   Lucas, Judith A ^c   Brandt, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^c Seton Hall University College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease and related dementia; Antidepressants; Antipsychotics; Falls; Fractures

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019974754     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw095     Document Type: Article

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