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Prevention of falls in the elderly
Bone, 1996The purpose of these symposium presentations was to examine the role of physical activity as a means of preventing hip fractures through the prevention of falls. Risk factor identification is necessary to develop preventive strategies. Risk factors related to physical activity and other risk factors for falls were identified. Intervention studies aimed
A H, Myers, Y, Young, J A, Langlois
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Nursing Older People, 2005
The first ever National Falls Awareness Day takes place next month, on July 19. Organised by Help the Aged, the day is dedicated to promoting falls prevention among older people and will be marked by events across the country. The RCN is supporting the event and cartoonist Kipper Williams has provided drawings to illustrate it.
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The first ever National Falls Awareness Day takes place next month, on July 19. Organised by Help the Aged, the day is dedicated to promoting falls prevention among older people and will be marked by events across the country. The RCN is supporting the event and cartoonist Kipper Williams has provided drawings to illustrate it.
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2018
Falls in the elderly may have adverse physical, medical, psychological, social and economic consequences. Falls in older adults are a significant public health concern, especially as more than 30% of this section of the population experience one or more falls each year.
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Falls in the elderly may have adverse physical, medical, psychological, social and economic consequences. Falls in older adults are a significant public health concern, especially as more than 30% of this section of the population experience one or more falls each year.
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Annual Review of Nursing Research, 2006
Falls and related injuries are increasingly being recognized as a nursing-sensitive quality indicator, and they continue to be an unsolved patient safety problem in inpatient and outpatient care areas as well as in the community at large. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current research related to fall and injury prevention.
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Falls and related injuries are increasingly being recognized as a nursing-sensitive quality indicator, and they continue to be an unsolved patient safety problem in inpatient and outpatient care areas as well as in the community at large. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current research related to fall and injury prevention.
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AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 1998
Falls are among the most common, yet potentially preventable, adverse events experienced by patients in hospitals. Such serious outcomes as physical and emotional injury, increased dependence, admission to a long-term care facility, and poor quality of life can result from falling.
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Falls are among the most common, yet potentially preventable, adverse events experienced by patients in hospitals. Such serious outcomes as physical and emotional injury, increased dependence, admission to a long-term care facility, and poor quality of life can result from falling.
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Falls and Fall Prevention in the Nursing Home
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1996The mean incidence of falls in nursing homes is 1.5 falls per bed per year (range 0.2-3.6). The most common precipitating causes include gait and balance disorders, weakness, dizziness, environmental hazards, confusion, visual impairment, and postural hypotension.
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Nursing Older People, 2008
Multifactorial assessment and targeted intervention to reduce falls among older people has for some time been considered an effective intervention ( Gillespie et al 2003 ; Chang et al 2004 ). This practice normally involves identifying the risk status of individuals and then intervening to reduce such risks by, for example, medication review, offering ...
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Multifactorial assessment and targeted intervention to reduce falls among older people has for some time been considered an effective intervention ( Gillespie et al 2003 ; Chang et al 2004 ). This practice normally involves identifying the risk status of individuals and then intervening to reduce such risks by, for example, medication review, offering ...
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Prevention of Falls in the Elderly
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1980ABSTRACT To prevent falls effectively, one must first understand the underlying reasons. Although environmental factors are sometimes to blame, the fundamental cause is a decline in postural control which is partly age‐related and partly due to pathologic changes in the central nervous system.
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Osteoporosis – prevention of falls
2011Fractures often are caused by a fall. It’s mostly the elderly who fall because postural strategies change with increasing age. About 30% of the elderly – above the age of 65 – fall at least once a year. With increasing age this ratio further increases. Ninety percent of the[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
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Nursing Standard, 2017
Falls are the most frequent adverse event reported in hospitals, usually affecting older patients. Every year, more than 240,000 falls are reported in acute hospitals and mental health trusts in England and Wales, equivalent to more than 600 per day, according to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
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Falls are the most frequent adverse event reported in hospitals, usually affecting older patients. Every year, more than 240,000 falls are reported in acute hospitals and mental health trusts in England and Wales, equivalent to more than 600 per day, according to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
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