Interventions and Persons

Interventions and persons.

Falls in older persons. Causes and interventions.

Falls in older persons are an important cause of injury, disability, and death. They are also important as an indicator of decline in functional ability, requiring a careful assessment of contributing factors, in both the patient and the environment, with corrective intervention when possible. A fear of falls contributes to the problem by causing inactivity and deconditioning, further increasin...

Pica among Persons with Intellectual Disability: Prevalence, Correlates, and Interventions

Review: interventions targeting intrinsic and environmental risk factors reduce falls in older persons.

In community-dwelling or institutionalized older persons, which interventions are effective for reducing the incidence of falls? D a t a s o u r c e s Studies were identified by searching Cochrane reference lists of articles; and contacting researchers in the field. S t u d y s e l e c t i o n a n d a s s e s s m e n t Studies in any language were selected if they were randomized controlled tri...

Falls and fear of falling among elderly persons living in the community: occupational therapy interventions.

Each year, about one third of the population over 65 years of age experiences at least one fall (Perry, 1982). Assessment of the incidence of falls and the prevalence, intensity, and covariates of fear of falling among community-based elderly persons was conducted through interviews of 115 residents in a housing development (mean age = 78 years). Fifty-three percent reported having fallen in re...