Falls in older adults: a practical approach

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira,Cristiana Borges
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Kanashiro,Aline Mizuta Kozoroski
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT Background: Falls are a major problem in public health since they are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. To evaluate the risk of fall and prescribe preventive interventions may be a challenging task. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to summarize the most relevant information on the topic “falls in the elderly” and to give a critical view and practical clinical approach on this topic. Methods: In March 2022, a search of Pubmed database was performed, using the terms “fall elderly”, fall prevention”, “fall risk”, with the following parameters: five years, review, systematic review, meta-analysis, practice guidelines. Results: There are several risk factors for falls that can be grouped in different areas (psychosocial, demographic, medical, medication, behavioral, environmental). The clinical evaluation of an older adult prone to falls must include identification of risk factors through history and examination and identification of risk of falls through an assessment tool such as gait velocity, functional reach test, timed up and go, Berg balance test, and miniBEST test. Fall prevention strategies can be single or multiple, and physical activity is the most cited. Technology can be used to detect and prevent falls. Conclusion: A systematic approach to the older patient in risk of falls is feasible and may impact fall prevention.
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spelling Falls in older adults: a practical approachAccidental FallsAgedABSTRACT Background: Falls are a major problem in public health since they are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. To evaluate the risk of fall and prescribe preventive interventions may be a challenging task. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to summarize the most relevant information on the topic “falls in the elderly” and to give a critical view and practical clinical approach on this topic. Methods: In March 2022, a search of Pubmed database was performed, using the terms “fall elderly”, fall prevention”, “fall risk”, with the following parameters: five years, review, systematic review, meta-analysis, practice guidelines. Results: There are several risk factors for falls that can be grouped in different areas (psychosocial, demographic, medical, medication, behavioral, environmental). The clinical evaluation of an older adult prone to falls must include identification of risk factors through history and examination and identification of risk of falls through an assessment tool such as gait velocity, functional reach test, timed up and go, Berg balance test, and miniBEST test. Fall prevention strategies can be single or multiple, and physical activity is the most cited. Technology can be used to detect and prevent falls. Conclusion: A systematic approach to the older patient in risk of falls is feasible and may impact fall prevention.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2022-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2022000700313Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.80 n.5 suppl.1 2022reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/0004-282x-anp-2022-s107info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPereira,Cristiana BorgesKanashiro,Aline Mizuta Kozoroskieng2022-08-16T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2022000700313Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2022-08-16T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse
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title Falls in older adults: a practical approach
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Pereira,Cristiana Borges
Accidental Falls
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author Pereira,Cristiana Borges
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Kanashiro,Aline Mizuta Kozoroski
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Kanashiro,Aline Mizuta Kozoroski
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description ABSTRACT Background: Falls are a major problem in public health since they are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. To evaluate the risk of fall and prescribe preventive interventions may be a challenging task. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to summarize the most relevant information on the topic “falls in the elderly” and to give a critical view and practical clinical approach on this topic. Methods: In March 2022, a search of Pubmed database was performed, using the terms “fall elderly”, fall prevention”, “fall risk”, with the following parameters: five years, review, systematic review, meta-analysis, practice guidelines. Results: There are several risk factors for falls that can be grouped in different areas (psychosocial, demographic, medical, medication, behavioral, environmental). The clinical evaluation of an older adult prone to falls must include identification of risk factors through history and examination and identification of risk of falls through an assessment tool such as gait velocity, functional reach test, timed up and go, Berg balance test, and miniBEST test. Fall prevention strategies can be single or multiple, and physical activity is the most cited. Technology can be used to detect and prevent falls. Conclusion: A systematic approach to the older patient in risk of falls is feasible and may impact fall prevention.
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