Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Susan J Diem

Publications

• Research Article
  Use of Non-Benzodiazepine Sedative Hypnotics and Risk of Falls in Older Men
  Author(s): Susan J Diem, Susan K. Ewing, Katie L Stone, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Susan Redline, and Kristine E Ensrud Susan J Diem, Susan K. Ewing, Katie L Stone, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Susan Redline, and Kristine E Ensrud
  
  Background: To ascertain whether use of non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics is associated with risk of falls and compare this to risk of falls associated with use of benzodiazepines. Methods: Among 4450 community-dwelling men, aged 71 years and older, enrolled in the population-based prospective cohort study, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS), use of non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics and benzodiazepines was assessed by interview and verified from medication containers at the third annual visit of the MrOS study. Falls in the subsequent one-year period were ascertained by tri-annual questionnaires and a computerized dictionary used to categorize type of medication. Results: In age-adjusted models, non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotic use was associated with an increased risk of any falls (one or more falls) (RR 1.44, 95% CI.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000158

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