Falls represent a growing concern for research and clinical specialists, given their critical impact on the expanding older population. Several clinical tests have been developed in order to assess multiple factors that result in an increased risk of falls. However, subjectivity of ...
in-depth analysis of the falls' causes which already happened, control of health and proper treatment, conducting systematic, interesting and varied physical activities - in conjunction with education and mental change in a determined way they can and should reduce the risk of falls of the elderly...
03跌倒的高危人群High risk population of falls 曾有跌倒史、年龄大于65岁者、贫血或血压不稳者、肢体功能障碍、睡眠障碍、意识障碍、失去定向感者、颈椎病者、营养不良、虚弱头晕、步态不稳者、服用利尿剂、缓泻药、镇静安眠药、降压药、止痛药的患者、视力、听力较差、缺少照顾的患者。 04预防跌倒的十知道Ten pre...
Exercise can reduce older people's risk of falling.That is one of the conclusions of a paper published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Every year, about 30 percent of people 65 and older fall. Falls sometimes kill the elderly and often land them in nursing ...
BACKGROUND: Falls represent an important health problem among the elderly. Balance testing as well as registration of self-reported balance problems may be appropriate in order to predict the risk of future falls. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Self-reported walking was assessed in 307 randomly selected wom...
Reducing the Risk of Falls among the Elderly 来自 NCBI 喜欢 0 阅读量: 19 作者: R Bettigole 摘要: A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Falling Among Elderly People Living in the Community," by Tinetti, M.E...
First, assess their risk There are many factors you should consider when determining a loved one’s risk of falls: •Do your aging relatives live independently? If your parents or grandparents live in their own home, you need to make sure that they have the appropriate level of supervision...
This article focuses on the different risk factors for falls. Poor health status (especially chronic illness), impaired mobility and postural instability, and a history of prior falls have been associated with the risk of falling. Balance can also be impaired by disease (such as a broad ...
Prevalence of falls: 39(31.45%) people had history of at least one fall in the last one year averaging 1.25 falls per person per year. 32(82%) of them had one fall and 7(17.95%) experienced recurrent falls. Slip was the most common cause (51.3%) of the last fall. Risk for falls...
Objective: To identify the prevalence of falling among the elderly living in urban areas and analyze the risk factors associated with falls. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study, to which attended 368 seniors. The data were collected with the support of an instrument with dem...