About 5% of falls lead to fractures, but even falls without obvious injury can lead to loss of confidence and eventual institutionalisation.R.G. CummingCme Your Sa Journal of CpdCumming RG. Fall prevention in older persons. CME 2013; 31: 378-81....
Given the various causes of falls, prevention, and management must be multidimensional and interprofessional. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary instrument used in the evaluation of older patients at risk of falling. In addition to the history and physical examination, a...
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Background: The evidence to support effective fall prevention strategies in older people with cognitive impairment (CI) is limited. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to determine the efficacy of a fall prevention intervention in older people with CI.Meth...
The population approach to falls injury prevention in older people: findings of a two community trial (2010) `The population approach to fall injury prevention in older people: findings of a two community trial', BMC Public Health 10: 79 ... RJ Mcclure,K Hughes,C Ren,... - 《Bmc Public...
This essay critically analyzes fall prevention intervention in diabetic elderly population and its impact on their health and wellbeing.
Medical contraindications to exercise, life expectancy less than 1 year, a score below 23 on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and participating in other falls prevention programmes. Outcome measures The outcome measures for this study were selected based on both theoretical and practical reaso...
Elderly Fall Prevention: Tips to Stay Safe Slips and falls are a leading cause of injury, especially amongst children and seniors. But while most children recover without lasting complications, older adults are significantly more likely to be hospitalized, with people over the age of 75 ...
assessment and the implementation of preventive measures, several guidelines have been developed of which the guidelines of the American Geriatrics Society ‘Prevention of falls in older persons’ [39] and the NICE guideline ‘Falls: assessment and prevention of falls in older people’ [40] are ...
Findings indicate a low rate of initiating fall prevention behaviors following an ED visit for a fall-related injury among community-dwelling older adults, and highlight the ED visit as an important, but underutilized, opportunity to mobilize health care resources for people at high risk for ...