The use of medications with anticholinergic properties and risk factors for their use in hospitalised elderly patients

ABSTRACT Purpose The aims of the present study were to evaluate the use of drugs with anticholinergic properties in elderly patients and to identify risk factors that increase the patient's chance of being given such medications. Methods The study was performed on a sample of 1636 patients aged...

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Published in:	Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 170 - 176
Main Authors:	Wawruch, Martin, Macugova, Agata, Kostkova, Lenka, Luha, Jan, Dukat, Andrej, Murin, Jan, Drobna, Veronika, Wilton, Lynda, Kuzelova, Magdalena
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-02-2012 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Aged anticholinergic burden Cholinergic Antagonists - adverse effects Cholinergic Antagonists - therapeutic use comorbidities depression Female Health risk assessment Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Logistic Models Male Older people Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data polypharmacy Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Risk Factors
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