The Impact of PRISCUS Medication on Fall Risks

Condition(s) studied

Study summary

Purpose:

This study aims to validate the medication entries in the PRISCUS list-a German expert-based compilation of potentially inappropriate medications for older adults-and to identify additional medications that may pose a fall risk but are not yet included.

Study Design:

This is a retrospective observational study uses electronic health record data from a German research hospital. It includes over 900,000 patient records from multiple departments with a high incidence of falls, covering the period from 2016 to 2022. Statistical analyses, including chi-square tests and propensity score matching, will be employed to evaluate the relationship between medications and fall events.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Number of Participants with Fall Incidents — From January 2016 to October 2022
  In-patients that have experienced a fall within the hospital premises

Trial sites (1)

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