Falls in Older People
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-58964-2 (ISBN)
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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 book is constructed in three parts: risk factors, prevention strategies, and future research directions. Coverage includes epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, and 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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.11.2000 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 21 Tables, unspecified; 1 Plates, color |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 245 mm |
| Gewicht | 525 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-58964-9 / 0521589649 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-58964-2 / 9780521589642 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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