Anticholinergic burden and most common anticholinergic-acting medicines in older general practice patients

Anticholinergic burden and most common anticholinergic-acting medicines in older general practice patients

Anticholinergic burden in older adults has been correlated with cognitive decline, delirium, dizziness and confusion, falls and hospitalisations. Nevertheless, anticholinergic-acting medications remain commonly prescribed in up to a third of older adults in primary care population. Our aim was to st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gorup Eva, Rifel Janez, Petek šter Marija
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-06-01
Series:Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
anticholinergic burden
aged
general practice
inappropriate prescribing
antiholinergično breme
starostniki
ambulante družinske medicine
neprimerno predpisovanje zdravil
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0018
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Summary:Anticholinergic burden in older adults has been correlated with cognitive decline, delirium, dizziness and confusion, falls and hospitalisations. Nevertheless, anticholinergic-acting medications remain commonly prescribed in up to a third of older adults in primary care population. Our aim was to study the anticholinergic burden in older adults in Slovenian ambulatory setting and explore the most commonly involved medications which could be avoided by the physicians.
ISSN:1854-2476

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