1. Association between Drug Therapy and Risk of Incident Frailty: A Systematic Review.
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Thanapluetiwong S, Chattaris T, Shi SM, Park CM, Sison SDM, and Kim DH
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- Humans, Aged, Frail Elderly statistics & numerical data, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Risk Factors, Drug Therapy statistics & numerical data, Central Nervous System Agents adverse effects, Central Nervous System Agents therapeutic use, Frailty epidemiology
- Abstract
Medication is a potential factor influencing frailty. However, the relationship between pharmaceutical treatments and frailty remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted the present systematic review to summarize the association between drug therapy and the risk of incident frailty in older adults. We systematically searched the MEDLINE electronic database for articles indexed between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2021, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies reporting frailty changes associated with drug therapy. A total of six RCTs and 13 cohort studies involving 211,948 participants were identified, and their treatments were categorized into six medication classes: analgesics, cardiometabolic medication, chemotherapy, central nervous system (CNS)-active medication, hormonal therapy, and nutritional supplements. While the analysis revealed that only CNS-active medications were associated with an elevated risk of frailty, other medication classes also affected frailty; however, this is not conclusively attributable to a class-wide effect.
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- 2024
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