Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Patients should be asked annually about falls in the past year to identify those at high risk for future falls. The risk of falling can be reduced by exercise programs focused on balance and strength training and, among persons at high risk, by assessing a standard set of risk factors for falls and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2020-02, Vol.382 (8), p.734-743
Hauptverfasser:	Ganz, David A, Latham, Nancy K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accident prevention Accidental Falls - prevention & control Aged Algorithms Balance Consciousness Exercise Therapy Fainting Falls Female Fractures Gait Geriatrics Humans Hypotension, Orthostatic - complications Hypotension, Orthostatic - diagnosis Independent Living Injuries Injury prevention Intervention Medication Reconciliation Older people Osteoporosis Postural Balance Practice Guidelines as Topic Prevention Risk Factors Walking
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Zusammenfassung:	Patients should be asked annually about falls in the past year to identify those at high risk for future falls. The risk of falling can be reduced by exercise programs focused on balance and strength training and, among persons at high risk, by assessing a standard set of risk factors for falls and addressing modifiable ones.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMcp1903252