Fall risk assessment and relative interventions in the elderly: A latest advances
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2021.03.025
- VernacularTitle:老年人跌倒风险评估及干预研究进展
- Author:
Jian ZHOU
;
Bo LIU
;
Mingzhao QIN
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2021;40(3):388-392
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Fall is one of major causes of disability, reduced mobility, shortness of life span and increased medical costs in the elderly.There are multiple risk factors for falls in the elderly, but they can be preventable and controlled.This article reviews the evidences regarding the clinical effectiveness, practicalness and security of these fall risk assessment methods and measures of interventions by evidence-based medicine in the elderly and analyzes their research directions.
