Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / Stepehn R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz.

ISBN:

9780511065842

9780511067976

9780511059537

9780511116704

9781280159961

Title:

Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / Stepehn R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz.

Author:

Lord, Stephen R. (Stephen Ronald), 1957-

Personal Author:

Lord, Stephen R. (Stephen Ronald), 1957-

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 249 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries; 2 Postural stability and falls; 3 Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls; 4 Medical risk factors for falls; 5 Medications as risk factors for falls; 6 Environmental risk factors for falls; 7 The relative importance of falls risk factors: an evidence-based summary; Overview: Falls prevention; 8 Exercise interventions to prevent falls; 9 Modifying the environment to prevent falls; 10 The role of footwear in falls prevention; 11 Assistive devices.

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Subject Term:

Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Risk factors.

Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Prevention.

Accidental Falls -- prevention & control.

Aged.

Musculoskeletal Equilibrium.

Risk Factors.

Safety Management.

Wounds and Injuries -- epidemiology.

Added Author:

Sherrington, Catherine.

Menz, Hylton B.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2001

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

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Over the past two decades there has been a great deal of international, specialized research activity focused on risk factors and prevention strategies for falls in older people. This book provides health care workers with a detailed analysis of the most recent developments in the area and helps bridge the gap between scientific journal articles and general texts. The volume is constructed in three parts: risk factors, prevention strategies, and future research directions. It includes coverage of the epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, medication, evidence-based risk assessment, and targeted and individually tailored falls-prevention strategies. Falls in Older People will be invaluable to medical practitioners, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, researchers, and all those working in community, hospital and residential aged care settings.

Preface

Part I Risk Factors for Falls

1 Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries

2 Postural stability and falls

3 Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls

4 Medical risk factors for falls

5 Medications as risk factors for falls

6 Environmental risk factors for falls

7 The relative importance of falls risk factors - an evidence-based summary

Part II Strategies for Prevention: Overview. Falls prevention

8 Exercise interventions to prevent falls

9 Modifying the environment to prevent falls

10 The role of footwear in falls prevention

11 Assistive devices

12 Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities

13 The medical management of older people at risk of falls

14 Modifying medication use to prevent falls

15 Targeted falls prevention strategies

16 A physiological profile approach for falls prevention

Part III Research Issues in Falls Prevention

17 Falls in older people: future directions for research

Index

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