Conclusions The use of sedatives and hypnotics and antidepressants including tricyclic antidepressants , selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors , and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors appears to be related with an increased risk of falls .
It is not clear if the use of antihypertensive medications is associated with the risk of falls in older people
Purpose Falls are an important public health problem in older people .
Medication use is considered a risk factor for falls .
This study systematic ally review ed recent studies to determine the medications that might be associated with the risk of falling in older people .
Psychological well-being is an independent predictor of falling in an 8-year follow-up of older adults.
A population -based sample ( N = 787 ) was followed for 8 years and assessed three times on measures of well-being ( depressive symptoms , morale , and control ) and fall history . Marginal models assessed the association between baseline well-being measures and falling . R and om effects models assessed change in well-being indicators as well as change in fall rate over 8 years . After adjustment for sociodemographics , psychotropic medication , health , and sensorimotor function , our results showed that depressive symptoms , control , and morale were risk factors for subsequent falling , and an increase in depressive symptoms or a reduction in morale was associated with an increasing fall rate . We conclude that the three well-being measures are independently associated with falling and need to be considered in fall-risk assessment s and population -based prevention and intervention strategies
Conclusions The use of sedatives and hypnotics and antidepressants including tricyclic antidepressants , selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors , and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors appears to be related with an increased risk of falls .
It is not clear if the use of antihypertensive medications is associated with the risk of falls in older people
Purpose Falls are an important public health problem in older people .
Medication use is considered a risk factor for falls .
This study systematic ally review ed recent studies to determine the medications that might be associated with the risk of falling in older people .