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Prevention and management of falls
— falling into place? | | Author(s) | Cameron G Swift |
| Journal title | Aging Health, vol 7, no 4, August 2011 |
| Pages | pp 539-549 |
| Source | http://www.futuremedicine.com/loi/ahe |
| Keywords | Falls ; At risk ; Accident prevention ; Preventative medicine ; Evaluation ; Research. |
| Annotation | The knowledge base of falls prevention, including numerous systematic reviews, is now very extensive. Clear evidence-based guidance covers three main stages of risk assessment, namely the primary (stage 1) assessment of risk, the detailed (stage 2) assessment of risk status and risk factors, and recommended single and/or factorial interventions to prevent falls. By contrast, progress in the systematic implementation of falls prevention services has been painfully slow and inconsistent, at both national and international level. A clearer perception and presentation of the broader significance of age-related falls is now required. This includes ageing processes, suboptimal physical fitness, stable specific impairment, unstable systemic illness, preventable injury and disability, dependency and mortality. Key residual research questions include the proportional contribution of falls risk reduction to fracture prevention, and the epidemiology of falls-related comorbidity. Falls researchers need to come together and collaborate strategically in evaluating agreed best prevention models. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121023004 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CA3: OQ: LK2: 4C: 3A |
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