Falls in older adults are a reasonably common occurrence and about 10% of these experience multiple falls annually. These falls may be serious and may cause significant morbidity and mortality. These can also threaten the independence of older people and may be responsible for an individual's ...
Falls in Older Adults Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults aged 65 years or older. A serious fall can result in decreased functional independence and quality of life. Hip fractures in particular are a serious consequence of falling that can be devastating in older adults. The risk...
Meaning For older adults at high risk of falling, a therapeutically tailored tai ji quan intervention was more effective than stretching or multimodal exercises in reducing the incidence of falls. Abstract Importance Falls in older adults are a serious public health problem associated with irreversible...
Falls in older people are a major public health problem with substantial economic health cost and significant implications for the individuals. Knee osteoarthritis (OA), a common painful, debilitating and life-altering joint disease, is present in 50% of adults over 65 years of age. The prevalenc...
In some cases, seniors might assume there isn’t a solution available or might not even recognize that it is needed – as is often the case when it comes to improving balance. Balance problems are common in older adults and are one of the leading causes of falls, but because symptoms may...
This statistic shows the death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by gender. In 2007, the rate of male death due to falls was 57.9 per 100,000. This rate increased to 72.3 per 100,000 in the year 2016. ...
Prevention of falls in older patients. Falls are one of the most common geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of older persons. Between 30 and 40 percent of community-dwelling adults ... SS Rao - 《American Family Physician》 被引量: 436发表: 2005年 Differential risk factor profiles ...
"I can't tell you how many older adults are on diuretics for heart failure or for blood pressure management," she said, "and it increases their urinary frequency, and they get in such a hurry to make it to the bathroom that they fall." Diuretics also can cause the person's blood pre...
No. and Rates of Falls Mortality in Persons 80 Years and Older in the Netherlands, 2000-2016a View LargeDownload Go to Figure in Article 1. Kannus P, Parkkari J, Koskinen S, et al. Fall-induced injuries and deaths among older adults. JAMA. 1999;281(20):1895-1899.ArticlePubMedGoogle...
The "oldest old" are now the fastest growing section of most western populations. Britain's population aged 85 or older has already almost trebled in three decades (to over 1.1 million people in 2003) and is set to double again within the next quarter-century [1]. With rising numbers of...