STOPPFall Fall-Risk-Increasing Drug Classes (Seppala 2021)
The STOPPFall fall-risk-increasing drug classes present in a medication list.
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Example
- Benzodiazepines
- No
- Benzodiazepine-related drugs
- No
- Antipsychotics
- No
- Antidepressants
- No
- Opioids
- Yes
- Antiepileptics
- No
- Anticholinergics
- No
- Diuretics
- Yes
- Alpha-blockers used as antihypertensives
- No
- Alpha-blockers for prostate hyperplasia
- No
The other 4 values
- Centrally-acting antihypertensives
- No
- Antihistamines
- No
- Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases
- No
- Medications for overactive bladder and urge incontinence
- No
Result: 2 of the 14 STOPPFall drug classes are present.
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What you enter
- Benzodiazepines
- Benzodiazepine-related drugs
- Antipsychotics
- Antidepressants
- Opioids
- Antiepileptics
- Anticholinergics
- Diuretics
- Alpha-blockers used as antihypertensives
- Alpha-blockers for prostate hyperplasia
The other 4 fields
- Centrally-acting antihypertensives
- Antihistamines
- Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases
- Medications for overactive bladder and urge incontinence
How this is calculated
Citation
Seppala LJ, Petrovic M, Ryg J, et al. STOPPFall (Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in older adults with high fall risk): a Delphi study by the EuGMS Task and Finish Group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs. Age Ageing 2021;50(4):1189-1199. Read the source ↗
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