Fall Risk and Psychotropic and General Medication Use in Dementia with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Fall risk in AD may be influenced more by functional and cognitive impairment than by medication use. These findings should be considered in the context of unique characteristics of this cohort that include a severe stage of dementia and the presence of significant NPS, and may inform fall risk management strategies in this population. References Gallagher, E., Mehmood, M., Lavan, A., Kenny, R. A., & Briggs, R. (2023). Psychotropic medication use and future unexplained and injurious falls and fracture amongst community-dwelling older people: Data from TILDA. European Geriatric Medicine, 14(4), 455-463. Zarei S, Choudhury S, Burhan AM, Chu L, Colman S, Derkach P, et al. Determinants of polypharmacy in patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2021;17(S6).

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Alzheimer s & Dementia
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2025-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70857_102061
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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
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Fall Risk and Psychotropic and General Medication Use in Dementia with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
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Fall Risk and Psychotropic and General Medication Use in Dementia with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Bruce G. Pollock, Lisa Van Bussel, Nicole Schoer, Sarah Elmi, Philip Gerretsen, Benoit H. Mulsant, Linda Krisman, Lucy Chu, Aviva Rostas, Simon Davies, Sarah Colman, Peter Derkach, Donna Kim, Soham Rej, Tarek K. Rajji, Amer M. Burhan, Salma M Amarin, Sanjeev Kumar, Zahinoor Ismail, Sena Gok, Ariel Graff‐Guerrero, Maria Hussain
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Abstract

Fall risk in AD may be influenced more by functional and cognitive impairment than by medication use. These findings should be considered in the context of unique characteristics of this cohort that include a severe stage of dementia and the presence of significant NPS, and may inform fall risk management strategies in this population. References Gallagher, E., Mehmood, M., Lavan, A., Kenny, R. A., & Briggs, R. (2023). Psychotropic medication use and future unexplained and injurious falls and fracture amongst community-dwelling older people: Data from TILDA. European Geriatric Medicine, 14(4), 455-463. Zarei S, Choudhury S, Burhan AM, Chu L, Colman S, Derkach P, et al. Determinants of polypharmacy in patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2021;17(S6).

Alzheimer s & DementiaVol. 21(S3)
Western University (CA), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA), University of Calgary (CA), University of Toronto (CA), Queen's University (CA), Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (CA), Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (CA), Southwestern Medical Center (US), NeuroDevelopment Center (US), West Park Healthcare Centre (CA), Ontario Brain Institute (CA), Southwestern Medical Center (US), Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA), McGill University (CA), The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
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