Preventing Falls in Elderly Persons pdf

... recommendations. Preventing Falls in Elderly Persons Mary E. Tinetti, M.D. From the Departments of Internal Medicine and of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar ... events, including falls, in elderly persons. There may be an overlap between falling and the presence of syncope: preliminary data suggest that patients who have had re...

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... helped drafting the paper. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interests None of the authors has any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, ... part in the baseline investigation. Of these, 2116 participated in a questionnaire follow-up in 2006 and in a subgroup of 402 women lung function was tested in 2008-2009. Generalized...

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... on falls in the elderly 41 l The multifactorial nature of falls 57 l Fracture risk factors 59 l Screening and assessing the risk of falling 60 l Screening individuals for a risk of falling ... capacity*. Falls in the elderly lead to numerous hospitalizations, most frequently involving a fracture of the hip. Finally, falls are the primary cause of death by unintentional i...

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... seniors, determinants of diet in elderly, factors influencing diet in elderly, determinants of nutrition status in elderly, determinants of food choice (intake/con- sumption/habits/practices) in older ... live independently and show lit- tle or almost no loss in functioning. Those aging in a typical fashion live independently and have a variety of medical conditions. Finally,...

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... factor for requiring formal home health care is difficulty in bathing, dressing, Preventing Disability in the Elderly With Chronic Disease Making a Difference • Patients enrolled in the Chronic ... better understanding of the dynamics of family caregiving to low-income and frail elderly individuals living in the community. It is examining how community and home care services dim...

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... evaluating de- terminants of health and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean (Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe (Health, Well- Being, and Aging in Latin America ... self-reported health status among elderly persons in Barbados Original research TABLE 3. Distribution (%) of current socioeconomic indicators among 1 443 elderly persons in st...

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... are involved in falls among the elderly. Many of these factors can be modified. Figure 1 shows how intrinsic and extrinsic factors can combine to change the likelihood of falling in the elderly ... multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community. N Engl J Med 1994;331:821-7. TABLE 8 Critical Steps in Reducing the Risk...

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