Falls and Their Prevention in Elderly People: What Does the Evidence Show?

A large proportion of falls and fall injuries in older people is due to multiple risk factors, many of which probably can be modified or eliminated with targeted fall prevention interventions. These interventions must be feasible, sustainable, and cost effective to be practical for widespread use. T...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Medical clinics of North America 2006-09, Vol.90 (5), p.807-824
Hauptverfasser: Rubenstein, Laurence Z., Josephson, Karen R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A large proportion of falls and fall injuries in older people is due to multiple risk factors, many of which probably can be modified or eliminated with targeted fall prevention interventions. These interventions must be feasible, sustainable, and cost effective to be practical for widespread use. The most promising prevention strategies involve multidimensional fall risk assessment and exercise interventions. Incorporating these intervention strategies whenever feasible into a fall prevention program seems to be the most effective means for fall prevention in older adults.
ISSN:0025-7125
1557-9859
DOI:10.1016/j.mcna.2006.05.013