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Anticholinergic Burden of Geriatric Ward Inpatients [PDF]

open access: yesMedicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Anticholinergic drug use in the pharmacotherapy of elderly persons is common despite the increased risk of side effects.
Krzysztof Wilczyński   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

High anticholinergic burden and hyposalivation and xerostomia in the elderly [PDF]

open access: yesActa Odontologica Scandinavica, 2023
The aim was to study the association between high anticholinergic burden and hyposalivation and xerostomia among older people. Anticholinergic drugs have been shown to cause xerostomia and hyposalivation. Yet there are few studies on the association between anticholinergic burden and hyposalivation and xerostomia in the elderly.
Juuso, Stenbäck   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Measuring cumulative anticholinergic medicines burden in older Australian women [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objectives Anticholinergic medicines burden is common, can have negative impacts, and is problematic to identify. Many medicines used by older women have anticholinergic effects.
Lynne Parkinson   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Dose response relationship of cumulative anticholinergic exposure with incident dementia: validation study of Korean anticholinergic burden scale [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background The dose response relationship of nine-year cumulative anticholinergic exposure and dementia onset was investigated using the Korean version anticholinergic burden scale (KABS) in comparison with the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB)
Yewon Suh   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Anticholinergic burden: considerations for older adults [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 2016
AbstractAnticholinergic medications are frequently used in older adults to manage a wide range of chronic diseases. Anticholinergic burden associated with the use of multiple medications with anticholinergic effects is cumulative within an individual, and older adults are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of these medications.
Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Utility of the Swedish Anticholinergic Burden Scale in a memory clinic setting: a comparison with the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden scale. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Abstract Anticholinergic burden is associated with cognitive impairment, especially in older individuals with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The objective of the study was to explore the use of drugs displaying anticholinergic properties and examine the utility of the newly developed ...
Rube T, Londos E, Johansson P.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Identifying anticholinergic burden in clinical practice [PDF]

open access: yesPrescriber, 2021
Anticholinergic medications are associated with a wide range of adverse effects to which elderly patients are particularly susceptible. This article discusses the various ways that anticholinergic burden can be measured, how these can be used to help clinicians identify patients at risk from the adverse effects of anticholinergics, and how to address ...
Brian Bell, Anthony Avery
openaire   +2 more sources

Anticholinergic burden risk and prevalence of medications carrying anticholinergic properties in elderly cancer patients in Jordan

open access: yesSaudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023
Background: Geriatric cancer patients are susceptible to adverse drug events due to the complexity of their chemotherapy regimens and collateral treatments for their comorbid conditions. Prescribing medications with anticholinergic burden characteristics
Ahmad Al-Azayzih   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Evaluation of Relationship Between Polypharmacy and Anticholinergic Burden Scales

open access: yesNorthern Clinics of Istanbul, 2020
Polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden are the indicators for the evaluation of the quality of pharmacotherapy in older adults. The aim of this study was to consider which anticholinergic burden scales are more related with polypharmacy among older patients.Four hundred and twenty older adults were evaluated retrospectively in this cross-sectional ...
Okudur, Saadet Koc   +5 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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