Falls and their prevention in elderly people: what does the evidence show?
A large proportion of falls and fall injuries in older people is due to multiple risk factors, many of which probably can be modified or eliminated with targeted fall prevention interventions. These interventions must be feasible, sustainable, and cost effective to be practical for widespread use. The most promising prevention strategies involve multidimensional fall risk assessment and exercise interventions. Incorporating these intervention strategies whenever feasible into a fall prevention program seems to be the most effective means for fall prevention in older adults.
Rubenstein
Laurence Z
LZ
Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10945 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. laurence.rubenstein@va.gov
Josephson
Karen R
KR
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D015984:Causality; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*