Introduction Falls in the elderly represent important alterations in functionality and are given by intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors, which constitute an increase in morbidity and mortality, so a preventive care plan must be carried out. Objective To...
Fall risks in the elderly, an avoidable multifactorial event Introduction Falls in the elderly represent important alterations in functionality and are given by intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors, which constitute ... P Duque,YAG Gómez,DH Ramirez,... 被引量: 0发表: 2021年 Balance disorders in...
Falls are a main cause of serious injuries in the senior population and are often a source of fear in the elderly.Fall prevention is being aware of (and possibly addressing) the elderly's abilities/behaviors (balance, concentration, rushing) as well as reducing risks in their environment (...
in the shoe-type data loggers on both outsoles. A metric was defined to classify the fall risks, determined based on a set of questions determining the history of falls and fear of falls. The extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) model was built from gait features to predict the factor ...
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 ...
The Japan Geriatric Society published guidelines for safe pharmacotherapy in the elderly. Potentially inappropriate medication uses were summarized in the guideline as follows: benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepines, and anxiolytics associated with falls and related fractures; antidepressants (tricyclic ...
Falls are among the most common cause of decreased mobility and independence in older adults and rank as one of the most severe public health problems with frequent fatal consequences. In the present study, gait characteristics from 171 community-dwellin
Falls account for one of the most common and serious issues contributing to a disability, especially among elderly individuals. Tinetti et al. in 1988 defined a fall as an event that results in a person coming to rest on the ground or other lower-level unintentionally, which is not as a ...
(5). Falls & Health: The area of learning, educational material and information on fall risks in everyday life, and how to reduce this risk. (6). Gesture and Voice Recognition: Two buttons to activate the gesture and/or voice control. (7). Change User: The user can either log out ...
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