The article focuses on the effect of falls on older people in Great Britain. They are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in adults. Studies show that they lead to fractures, disability, care home admission and even death. With this, ...
Falls and Older Adults Falls are the leading cause of deaths related to injury among people 65 years and older. More than one-third will fall each year; two-thirds of those who fall will fall again within 6 months. Although falling is not normal, older people are more likely to fall bec...
US Preventive Services Task Force Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults Janelle M. Guirguis-Blake, MD; Yvonne L. Michael, ScD, SM; Leslie A. Perdue, MPH; Erin L. Coppola, MPH; Tracy L. Beil, MS JAMA US Preventive Services Task Force USPSTF Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent...
An important cause of falls in the older adults is the presence of sarcopenia. Sarcopenia can be related to a food decline, a long hospital stay, and/or a long illness. Generally, older adults have a decrease in mass volume and coordination, with phenotypic changes, such as selective loss ...
GENERAL PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the assessment and management of risk factors for falls in older adults. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. LEARNING ...
Falls are a common and debilitating health problem for older adults. Older adults are often treated and discharged home by emergency department (ED)-based providers with the hope they will receive falls prevention resources and referrals from their primary care provider. This descriptive study investig...
falls – be caused by a number of different factors and vary situationally, seniors might brush off their concerns or convince themselves it’s not important enough to address. Medical professionals, however, recognize that addressing balance can be key to reducing falls in older adults and ...
Epilepsy often develops in older adults, but the signs are not always easy to recognize. Seizure activity may be mistaken for effects of aging, such as memory problems, confusion, falls, dizziness, and numbness.DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS:Call your local emergency number (911 in the US) if:...
fallscommunitysystematic reviewolder adultsolder peopleOBJECTIVE. Systematically review and critically appraise the evidence for the association between delirium and falls in community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 years. METHODS. We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ...
Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: An Updated Systematic Review. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010. 5. Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, Gillespie WJ, et al. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database Syst...