title: Stand by me! Reducing the risk of injurious falls in older adults.
abstract: About one-third of community-dwelling adults age 65 and older fall each year, and some suffer fractures, traumatic brain injury, and even death. Therefore, it is important to identify older adults at risk and recommend helpful interventions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beegan
authors.affiliation: Medical Director, Complex Population Management, OPTUM.|Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.|Chair, Education Committee, American Medical Directors Association.|Center for Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail: rapporb@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Messinger-Rapport
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology; D004779:Environment Design; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008403:Mass Screening; D009735:Nursing Homes; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004856:Postural Balance; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs