2019
DOI: 10.12965/jer.1938086.043
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Risk factors of repeated falls in the community dwelling old people

Abstract: This study aimed to provide evidence for the development of an algorithm to identify older adults with a high risk for repeated falls, along with strategies to prevent repeated falls, by analyzing the known physical, psychological, and environmental factors related to falls in older adults. One hundred fifty-seven community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years or older who experienced a fall within the past year were enrolled in this study. Participants’ physical, psychological, environmental, and fall preventi… Show more

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“…Falling is a common health threat, with a high prevalence, of approximately 20-45% [1][2][3]. The prevalence of falls among the elderly in Taiwan is around 16.3% to 21.3% [4,5], which is similar to that observed in other countries around the world.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…Falling is a common health threat, with a high prevalence, of approximately 20-45% [1][2][3]. The prevalence of falls among the elderly in Taiwan is around 16.3% to 21.3% [4,5], which is similar to that observed in other countries around the world.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…While some studies have reported a protective effect of marriage against falling [36] others have found no links between marriage and falls risk [42]. Similarly, Yoo et al in looking at repeated falls in older adults found no association to marital status [43].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Düşmeler yaşlı bireylerin sürekli karşılaştıkları en ciddi sorunlardan olup, 65 yaş ve üstü her üç yaşlıdan biri ve 85 yaş ve üstü yaşlıların yarısı yılda en az bir kez düşmektedir (Monagle, 2002;Rubenstein, Stevens & Scott, 2008;Gale, Cooper & Sayer, 2016). Dünya Sağlık Örgütü raporlarına göre, bir kazanın neden olduğu ölümlerin %40'ının düşmelerden kaynaklandığı bildirilmektedir (Yoo, Kim, Yim & Jeon, 2019). Yaşlılarda düşmeler birden fazla etiyolojiye sahiptir (Vakili vd, 2019).…”
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“…Düşme nedenlerinin belirlenen sebepleri; denge ve yürüme bozuklukları, polifarmasi, kırılganlık, bilişsel sorunlar, görme sorunları ve daha önce düşme öyküsüdür (Ambrose, Paul & Hausdorff, 2013;Jin, 2018). Yaşlı bireylerde fiziksel işlevlerin yaşa bağlı Geriatrik bireylerde düşme riskinin değerlendirilmesi 57 YSAD-EIRJ 2020 / 13(1), 56-63 değişimler (kas gücü kaybı, esneklik ve direncin azalması) nedeniyle azalması düşme riskini arttırmaktadır (Yoo, Kim, Yim & Jeon, 2019). Araştırmalar düşmeye bağlı birçok travma ve ölümün önlenebilir olduğunu göstermektedir (Stevens, 2013).…”
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