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Routine can reduce fall risk in the elderly

Elderly people who fail to take their medication regularly could be at an increased risk of falling, it has been claimed.

According to new research published in the Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sciences, non-adherence to medication, as well as being associated with poor health, could be linked to increased fall rates.

Lead author of the study, Sarah Berry, said: "Falls can now be added to the growing list of poor health outcomes associated with non-adherence to medication."

"Because non-adherence is common and easy to screen for, health care providers should discuss this subject with their patients," she added.

The study was a community-based cohort investigation which involved 246 men and 408 women with an average age of 78.

Recent research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery linked the high rate of shoulder dislocations in elderly women to the increased incidence of falls in their demographic.

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