Introduction. A multidisciplinary and therapeutic approach is used for patients with osteoporotic bone fractures. Falls, leading to injuries, including fractures, are a common occurrence in the elderly suffering from osteoporosis. Multifactorial risk assessment of great importance identifying factors falls, their removal implementing preventive measures. The issue very current treated by relate...

CONTEXT Falls cause injury and death for persons of all ages, but risk of falls increases markedly with age. Hospitalization further increases risk, yet no evidence exists to support short-stay hospital-based fall prevention strategies to reduce patient falls. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether a fall prevention tool kit (FPTK) using health information technology (HIT) decreases patient falls i...

BACKGROUND We analysed whether a combination of bone- and fall-related risk factors (RFs) in addition to a recent non-vertebral fracture (NVF) contributed to subsequent NVF risk and mortality during 2-years in patients who were offered fall and fracture prevention according to Dutch fracture- and fall-prevention guidelines. METHODS 834 consecutive patients aged ≥50 years with a recent NVF who...

BACKGROUND Hip fractures are a major public health burden. In industrialized countries about 20% of all femoral fractures occur in care dependent persons living in nursing care and assisted living facilities. Preventive strategies for these groups are needed as the access to medical services differs from independent home dwelling older persons at risk of osteoporotic fractures. It was the objec...

Purpose of Study: To describe the ongoing efforts of the Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention (CCFP) to move evidence regarding fall prevention into clinical practice and state policy. Methods: A university-based team developed methods of networking with existing statewide organizations to influence clinical practice and state policy. Results: We describe steps taken that led to fundin...

[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of a multifactorial fall prevention program on balance, gait, and fear of falling in stroke patients. [Subjects] Twenty-five stroke patients were divided randomly into multifactorial fall prevention program group (n=15) and control treadmill group (n=10). [Methods] All interventions were applied for 30 min, five times per week, for five weeks. The f...

A toileting-related fall was associated with history of a previous fall, use of physical restraints, and risk for falling in hospital settings. This study provided insights to be used to prioritize patient fall prevention strategies.