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| Prevalence and risk factors for falls in an older community-dwelling population | | Author(s) | Matteo Cesari, Francesco Landi, Sergio Torre |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 57A, no 11, November 2002 |
| Pages | pp M722-M726 |
| Keywords | Falls ; At risk ; Living in the community ; Home nursing ; Evaluation ; Italy. |
| Annotation | Falls are responsible for considerable morbidity, immobility and mortality in older people. This study aims to determine the prevalence of falls and related intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors. It is based on an observational study of 5,570 older Italian patients admitted from 1997 to 2001 to home care programmes participating in the National Silver Home Care project, under the aegis of the Italian Geriatrics Society. Evaluation used the Minimum Data Set - Home Care (MDS-HC) instrument. A 35.9% prevalence of falls was found within 90 days of the patient assessment. Those affected by depression were more likely to fall. Those who lived in an unsafe place with environmental hazards had an increased risk of falling. Rate of falls among frail older people living in the community is very high, and frequently correlates with potentially reversible factors. Home care staff and general practitioners (GPs) could use the MDS-HC assessment tool to identify those with higher falling risk. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021216223 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CA3: K4: N4: 4C: 76V |
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