Study investigates connection between loneliness, social isolation and increased fall risk for the elderly.
EDUCATION of older peopleFRAIL elderlyPHARMACY studentsHEALTH of older peopleThere is limited research on the impact of fall prevention education for older community-living people led by student pharmacists, which includes a medication review to identify Fall Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs...
6.11±2.66.The significant differences were observed among patients with different ages and different fall risks.The score of fall risk was negative correlated with that of fall efficacy(r=-0.377,P0.01).Conclusion It is important to evaluate fall risk of hospitalized elderly patients from ...
FRAT-Up, a Rule-Based System Evaluating Fall Risk in the Elderly About one-third of persons over 65 are subject to at least one fall during a year, and many of them are subjected to health, psychological and financial co... L Cattelani,F Chesani,P Palumbo,... - IEEE International ...
Using the area under the ROC curves, we evaluated the accuracy of the gait variables in predicting the risk of falls in older adults. All models were adjusted by age, sex, BMI, level of education, and PA levels as covariates. Level of education was defined as a categorical variable (eleme...
Vision Correction May Raise Fall Risk In Elderly Helping frail older people to see more clearly may put them at increased risk of falls, according to a new study from Australia.
This large prospective cohort study was undertaken to construct a fall-risk model for elderly. The emphasis of the study rests on easily measurable predictors for any falls and recurrent falls. The occurrence of falls among 1285 community-dwelling elderly aged 65 years and over was followed during...
There are many factors that can influence the vulnerability to falls in the elderly in a community context. The objectives of this study are to verify if fall risk in the elderly depends on some socio-demographic factors and depression. This is a cross sectional exploratory study with descriptive...
These preliminary findings beg the question of whether the FPTK should be applied solely to elderly patients. However, hospitalization places all patients at risk of falls.3 Fall risk assessment is completed in all patients. When identified, clinicians have an obligation to mitigate risk. Ad...
Conclusions: The lower extremity muscle weakness may result to increase risk of falls. This study provide the important criteria to improve the physical performance in the elderly to prevent falls. Keyword: Elderly, Fall, Prediction, Sit to stand test, Physical Therapy 展开 ...