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Insomnia, Benzodiazepine Use, and Falls among Residents in Long-term Care Facilities

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  • Yu Jiang

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    Changning District Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200052, China
    Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (Fudan University), Shanghai 200032, China)

  • Qinghua Xia

    (Changning District Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200052, China)

  • Jie Wang

    (Changning District Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200052, China)

  • Peng Zhou

    (Changning District Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200052, China)

  • Shuo Jiang

    (Changning District Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200052, China)

  • Vinod K. Diwan

    (Department of Public Health Sciences (Global Health/IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Biao Xu

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (Fudan University), Shanghai 200032, China
    Department of Public Health Sciences (Global Health/IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden)

Abstract

Background: Falls are leading cause of injury among older people, especially for those living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Very few studies have assessed the effect of sleep quality and hypnotics use on falls, especially in Chinese LTCFs. The study aimed to examine the association between sleep quality, hypnotics use, and falls in institutionalized older people. Methods: We recruited 605 residents from 25 LTCFs in central Shanghai and conducted a baseline survey for sleep quality and hypnotics use, as well as a one-year follow-up survey for falls and injurious falls. Logistic regression models were applied in univariate and multivariate analysis. Results: Among the 605 participants (70.41% women, mean age 84.33 ± 6.90 years), the one-year incidence of falls and injurious falls was 21.82% and 15.21%, respectively. Insomnia (19.83%) and hypnotics use (14.21%) were prevalent. After adjusting for potential confounders, we found that insomnia was significantly associated with an increased risk of falls (adjusted risk ratio (RR): 1.787, 95% CI, 1.106–2.877) and the use of benzodiazepines significantly increased the risk of injurious falls (RR: 3.128, 95% CI, 1.541–6.350). Conclusion: In elderly LTCF residents, both insomnia and benzodiazepine use are associated with an increased risk of falls and injuries. Adopting non-pharmacological approaches to improve sleep quality, taking safer hypnotics, or strengthening supervision on benzodiazepine users may be useful in fall prevention.

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  • Yu Jiang & Qinghua Xia & Jie Wang & Peng Zhou & Shuo Jiang & Vinod K. Diwan & Biao Xu, 2019. "Insomnia, Benzodiazepine Use, and Falls among Residents in Long-term Care Facilities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:23:p:4623-:d:289310
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