Risk Assessment and Intervention for Falls in Elderly (review)
- VernacularTitle:老年人跌倒的评估与干预策略研究进展
- Author:
Li ZHANG
;
Changshui WENG
;
Qiuhua WANG
;
Nan PENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
fall, risk, assessment, intervention, elderly, review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2010;16(1):11-13
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Falls occurring in populations of elder people are prevalent as dangerous public health events that can result in the considerable institutionalization or even postfall morbidity and mortality. The prevention and intervention of falls in the elderly are the important fields of geriatric rehabilitation medicine. This paper reviewed the literature related to the falls in the elderly, involving the conception, incidence, evaluation and identification of risk factors, and multiple-risk-factor intervention strategy, and indicates the further research direction.
