Drug Burden Index
Biomarker1 paper2 findings
- Humans1
Effects
1Depressive symptoms
no changein humans1
1 study
Depressive symptoms
no changein humans1
Drug Burden Index has no effect on depressive symptoms in humans.
Humansfrail older adults admitted to an acute hospital
Medication burden and its association with physical function and depressive symptoms in frail older adults following acute hospitalisation: a cross-sectional analysis of the FORTRESS Plus study · Research Square · 17 Sep 2026 · Preprint
Associations
1Physical function
downin humans1
1 study
Physical function
downin humans1
Drug Burden Index is associated with physical function in humans (β = -2.01, 95% CI -3.17 to -0.86).
Humansfrail older adults admitted to an acute hospital
Medication burden and its association with physical function and depressive symptoms in frail older adults following acute hospitalisation: a cross-sectional analysis of the FORTRESS Plus study · Research Square · 17 Sep 2026 · Preprint