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Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Frailty in the elderly is considered a contributor to falls and is increasingly recognized as a public health priority. Certain type of drugs is associated with the risk of falling. This study aimed to identify the use of drugs that may cause falls (FRIDs) among frail elderly residents in residen...

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Main Authors: Arif Zikri Mazlan,, Marhanis Omar,, Adliah Mhd-Ali,, Mohd Makmor-Bakry,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17178/1/16.pdf
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https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil4_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil4_2021.html
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spelling my-ukm.journal.171782021-07-26T03:00:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17178/ Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia Arif Zikri Mazlan, Marhanis Omar, Adliah Mhd-Ali, Mohd Makmor-Bakry, Frailty in the elderly is considered a contributor to falls and is increasingly recognized as a public health priority. Certain type of drugs is associated with the risk of falling. This study aimed to identify the use of drugs that may cause falls (FRIDs) among frail elderly residents in residential aged care facilities (RACF). A cross-sectional study was conducted among RACF residents in Klang Valley, Malaysia, who are 65 years old and above from December 2019 to March 2020 using a set of researcher-assisted and validated questionnaires upon their consent. A total of 72 elderly residents were included in this study. More than 90% of the residents were classified as the frail or pre-frail. The majority of them were taking fall-risk increasing drugs (n=53, 73.6%). The calcium channel blocker is the most common drug identified that may cause falls among the participants. No significant association was found between demographic data, frailty status, and fall risk with FRIDs usage in this study. The majority of the elderly residents were using drugs that may cause falls. Therefore, a periodical medication review is needed to prevent any potential harms towards the residents. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17178/1/16.pdf Arif Zikri Mazlan, and Marhanis Omar, and Adliah Mhd-Ali, and Mohd Makmor-Bakry, (2021) Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 50 (4). pp. 1057-1063. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil4_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil4_2021.html
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description Frailty in the elderly is considered a contributor to falls and is increasingly recognized as a public health priority. Certain type of drugs is associated with the risk of falling. This study aimed to identify the use of drugs that may cause falls (FRIDs) among frail elderly residents in residential aged care facilities (RACF). A cross-sectional study was conducted among RACF residents in Klang Valley, Malaysia, who are 65 years old and above from December 2019 to March 2020 using a set of researcher-assisted and validated questionnaires upon their consent. A total of 72 elderly residents were included in this study. More than 90% of the residents were classified as the frail or pre-frail. The majority of them were taking fall-risk increasing drugs (n=53, 73.6%). The calcium channel blocker is the most common drug identified that may cause falls among the participants. No significant association was found between demographic data, frailty status, and fall risk with FRIDs usage in this study. The majority of the elderly residents were using drugs that may cause falls. Therefore, a periodical medication review is needed to prevent any potential harms towards the residents.
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author Arif Zikri Mazlan,
Marhanis Omar,
Adliah Mhd-Ali,
Mohd Makmor-Bakry,
spellingShingle Arif Zikri Mazlan,
Marhanis Omar,
Adliah Mhd-Ali,
Mohd Makmor-Bakry,
Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia
author_facet Arif Zikri Mazlan,
Marhanis Omar,
Adliah Mhd-Ali,
Mohd Makmor-Bakry,
author_sort Arif Zikri Mazlan,
title Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort identification of medications that increase fall risk among residents in residential aged care facilities in klang valley, malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17178/1/16.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17178/
https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil4_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil4_2021.html
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