Risk factors for falling amongst elderly persons living in the communityTinetti, MESpeechley, MGinter, SFSpeechly, M
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...
Objective: To identify the prevalence of falling among the elderly living in urban areas and analyze the risk factors associated with falls. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study, to which attended 368 seniors. The data were collected with the support of an instrument with dem...
medication as a risk factor for falls in older women in brazil key words S Rozenfeld,L Antonio,B Camacho,... 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 Clinical risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in Brazilian women and men: the Brazilian Osteoporosis Study (BRAZOS) Summary The Brazilian Osteoporosis Study (...
Risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2010, Epidemiology Meta-analysis of the impact of 9 medication classes on falls in elderly persons 2009, Archives of Internal Medicine Will my patient fall? 2007, JAMA Gait velocity as a single predi...
The study shows that older adults worried about falling can be at risk for injuriousfalls. This is especially clear among persons below 70 years of age and those not showing impaired balance according to single-leg stance tests. The results indicate that fear of falling can pose a particular ...
3.4.2. Risk factors for fall 3.4.2.1. Physical activity Moderate exercise and physical activities reduce the possibility of falls and fall-related injuries in older age by maintaining weight gain and by contributing to healthy bones, strong muscles, and joints.17 In this study, physical activity...
(1) to examine consequences of falls in older men and women and (2) to examine risk factors for health service use and functional decline among older falle... VS Stel,JH Smit,SMF Pluijm,... - 《Age & Ageing》 被引量: 0发表: 2019年 Reducing frailty and falls in older persons: an ...
Older persons with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are at increased risk for falling compared with healthy adults of a similar age. Older adult patients with diabetes, therefore, require treatment plans that are focused on opportunities to reduce the risk of future falls and are adjusted on an ongoing ...
Background. Recurrent falls are common among the aged. Vision is needed in maintaining balance, and impaired vision may be an intrinsic risk factor of recurrent falls. The aim was to perform a systematic review about the relationships between eye disease