The effect of fall prevention and management technologies

Tchalla, E.A.; Rialle, Vincent; Lachal, Florent; Cardinaud, Noëlle; Saulnier, Isabelle; Roquejoffre, Alain; Preux, Pierre‐Marie; Dantoine, Thierry

doi:10.4017/gt.2012.11.02.637.00

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“…Falls among older people have been associated with greater physician contact, functional decline, admission to long-term care facilities and mortality [1,2] and are typically considered to be related to age-associated changes in cognitive function. Dementia-related cognitive impairment is known to increase the risk of falls [1,3], and current guidelines advise that falls affect cognitive function - in extreme cases leading to rapid cognitive decline [4,5].…”

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Preventing and Managing Indoor Falls with Home-Based Technologies in Mild and Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Patients: Pilot Study in a Community Dwelling

Tchalla¹,

Lachal²,

Cardinaud³

et al. 2013

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is known to increase the risk of falls.We aim to determine the effectiveness of home-based technologies coupled with teleassistance service (HBTec-TS) in older people with AD. Methods: A study of falls and the HBTec-TS system (with a light path combined with a teleassistance service) was conducted in the community. The 96 subjects, drawn from a random population of frail elderly people registered as receiving an allocation for lost autonomy from the county, were aged 65 or more and hadmild-to-moderate AD with 1 year of follow-up; 49 were in the intervention group and 47 in the control group. Results: A total of 16 (32.7%) elderly people fell in the group withHBTec-TS versus 30 (63.8%) in the group without HBTec-TS. The use of HBTec-TS was significantly associated with a reduction in the number of indoor falls among elderly people with mild-to-moderate AD (OR = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.15-0.88, p = 0.0245). Conclusion: The use of the HBTec-TS significantly reduced the incidence of primary indoor falling needing GP intervention or attendance at an emergency room among elderly people with AD and mild-to-moderate dementia.

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