While most falls do not have a significant impact on older people, falls remain the most common cause of injury-related hospitalization and death in this age group. Risk factors for falls are manifold and arange of screening and assessment tools exist to identify and delineate risk in older ...
Falls in Older People 作者:Lord, Stephen R./ Sherrington, Catherine/ Menz, Hylton B./ Close, Jacqueline C. T. 出版社:Cambridge Univ Pr 副标题:RiskFactorsandStrategiesforPrevention.--2nded 出版年:2007-3 页数:408 定价:$ 123.17 装帧:Pap...
Falls are a common and often devastating problem among older people, causing a tremendous amount of morbidity, mortality and use of health care services including premature nursing home admissions. Most of these falls are associated with one or more identifiable risk factors (e.g. weakness, unstead...
(cover story)Falls among older people are common, disabling and often fatal. But, an inter-agency approach in which nurses play an important role can help identify risk factors and prevent falls occurring. The article draws on local experience in and around Cambridge, England over the past two...
Background. Foot problems are common in older people and are associated with impaired balance and functional ability. Few prospective studies, however, have been undertaken to determine whether foot problems are a risk factor for falls. Methods. One hundred seventy-six people (56 men and 120...
Tests of fast-walking may be useful in identifying older individuals at risk of multiple falls. There may be two distinct groups at risk – the frail person with short shuffling steps, and the healthy person exposed to greater risk. 展开 ...
Fear of falling is likely to lead to future falls among older people, irrespective of their actual fall risk, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. This indicates that measures of both actual and perceived fall risk should be included in fall risk assessments to help ...
Gender: In most older individuals, women fall more often than men Race: Studies show that Whites fall more often than Africans, Caribbeans, Hispanics, and South Asians. Drugs: If more than four medications are taken, the risk of falls is raised significantly. The use of benzodiazepines in ol...
Older people in residential care fall about three times as frequently as those living in the community. In part, this reflects higher incidences of risk factors for falls such as mobility limitations and dementia. Also, falls are an independent risk factor for admission to a nursing home. ...
Falls are among the most frequent and costly population health issues, costing $50bn each year in the US. In current clinical practice, falls (and associated fall risk) are often self-reported after the “first fall”, delaying primary prevention of fall