Developing the React to Falls resources to support care home staff in managing falls
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Prevalence of Risk Factors for Falls Among the Elderly Receiving Care at Home
Objectives Elderly people are at the highest risk for falling. In order to design and implement effective interventions and reduce the incidence of falling and its resulting injuries, the relative importance of each risk factor should be determined. This study aimed to determine how frequently different factors contribute to falls among the elderly served by one home health agency in Tehran. ...
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BACKGROUND Falls warrant investigation as a risk factor for nursing home admission because falls are common and are associated with functional disability and because they may be preventable. METHODS We conducted a prospective study of a probability sample of 1103 people over 71 years of age who were living in the community. Data on demographic and medical characteristics, use of health care, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2459-4148
DOI: 10.22540/jfsf-04-001