Falls in the elderly: what can be done?
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2007
Yazarlar: Asiye AKYOL
International Nursing Review, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2007, cilt 54, ss 191-196
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00505.x
Özet
AIM: This article gives information about falls in the elderly. BACKGROUND: The evaluation of an older patient who has fallen includes a focused history with an emphasis on medications, risk factors and physical examination. The article also discusses the aetiology and prevention of falls. CONCLUSION: Risk factors for falls in the elderly include increasing age, medication use, cognitive impairment and sensory deficits. To reduce the incidence of patient falls, clinicians and researchers have developed a variety of risk assessment tools to aid in the identification of patients at greater risk of falling.