A D Akyol1. 1. Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. asiye.durmaz@ege.edu.tr
Abstract
AIM: This article gives information about falls in the elderly. BACKGROUND: The evaluation of an older patient who has fallen includes a focused history with an emphasis on medications, risk factors and physical examination. The article also discusses the aetiology and prevention of falls. CONCLUSION: Risk factors for falls in the elderly include increasing age, medication use, cognitive impairment and sensory deficits. To reduce the incidence of patient falls, clinicians and researchers have developed a variety of risk assessment tools to aid in the identification of patients at greater risk of falling.
AIM: This article gives information about falls in the elderly. BACKGROUND: The evaluation of an older patient who has fallen includes a focused history with an emphasis on medications, risk factors and physical examination. The article also discusses the aetiology and prevention of falls. CONCLUSION: Risk factors for falls in the elderly include increasing age, medication use, cognitive impairment and sensory deficits. To reduce the incidence of patient falls, clinicians and researchers have developed a variety of risk assessment tools to aid in the identification of patients at greater risk of falling.
Authors: Vishal Bali; Satabdi Chatterjee; Michael L Johnson; Hua Chen; Ryan M Carnahan; Rajender R Aparasu Journal: J Comp Eff Res Date: 2016-07-18 Impact factor: 1.744