title: [Falls in nursing homes and institutions: update by the Osteoporosis, Falls and Fractures Working Group of the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (GCOF-SEGG)].
abstract: The Workshop on Osteoporosis, Falls and Fractures (GCOF) of The Spanish Geriatrics and Gerontology Society (SEGG) formed a committee in order to review the state of the art on the detection, risk factors and assessment tools for falls, and intervention protocols when falls occurs in nursing homes, long-term hospitals or medium-stay units. The different patient profiles are described in order to make a comprehensive approach to this heterogeneous topic and population, offering a risk classification and specific advice according to these categories.
authors.affiliation: Facultativo especialista en Geriatría, Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital General de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, España. alfonsogr@segg.es
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Ramírez
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Calvo Aguirre
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lekuona Ancizar
authors.forename: Juan Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: González Oliveras
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marcellán Benavente
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz de Gordoa Armendia
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvá Casanovas
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alcalde Tirado
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: González Alonso
authors.forename: Reyes
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padilla Clemente
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clerencia Sierra
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ubis Diez
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011996:Records; D012307:Risk Factors