Background There is strong evidence that exercise reduces falls in older people living in the community, but its effectiveness in residential aged care is less clear. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of exercise for falls prevention in residential aged care, meta-analysing outcomes ...
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Falling is one of the greatest risks seniors face. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,one in four seniorsin the United States aged 65 or older falls each year. Falls are also the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among American seniors. Older adult...
Finally, more efforts and resources need to be allocated to aid prevention of falls among older people at the national and provincial level, particularly for five provinces in the southwest and southeast coastal areas of mainland China where incidence and overall burden are high and increasing. A ...
Falls are one of the most common health problems among older people and pose a major economic burden on health care systems. Exercise is an accepted stand-alone fall prevention strategy particularly if it is balance training or regular participation in Tai chi. Dance shares the ‘holistic’ appro...
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In particular, falls were associated with ‘older adults’ and not viewed as an issue that could only impact upon them. This is consistent with previous work by [46] who found that a large majority of older adults do not adhere to falls prevention recommendations and by [47,48] who found...