Clinical and Community Strategies to Prevent Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Ruth E. Taylor-Piliae; Rachel Peterson; Martha Jane Mohler

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2017.04.004

Clinical and Community Strategies to Prevent Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Ruth E. Taylor-Piliae, Rachel Peterson, Martha Jane Mohler

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Abstract

Falls in older adults are the result of several risk factors across biological and behavioral aspects of the person, along with environmental factors. Falls can trigger a downward spiral in activities of daily living, independence, and overall health outcomes. Clinicians who care for older adults should screen them annually for falls. A multifactorial comprehensive clinical fall assessment coupled with tailored interventions can result in a dramatic public health impact, while improving older adult quality of life. For community-dwelling older adults, effective fall prevention has the potential to reduce serious fall-related injuries, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, institutionalization, and functional decline.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	489-497
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nursing Clinics of North America
Volume	52
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2017.04.004
State	Published - Sep 2017

Keywords

Accident prevention
Accidental fall
Aged
Geriatric assessment
Injury
Risk factors

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General Nursing

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