[Identifying the elderly at risk for falling and accompanying protocols].
Falling is one of the main problems affecting the health of the elderly. A community project was carried out to detect elderly people at high risk for falls. One of its aims was also to develop tools allowing primary care professionals to detect the elderly at risk for falling. Such a screening test in the community-dwelling elderly (EFST) and a protocol for diagnosis and treatment of the elderly at risk for falls is presented.
Galinsky
D
D
Geriatric Dept., Soroka University Hospital, Beer Sheba.
Fried
V
V
Biderman
A
A
Cwikel
J
J
Ben Moshe
Y
Y
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires