Add to ORKGextrinsic risk factors for falls by older adults. 2. Compare risk factors for older adults with and without intellectual disabilities. 3. Focus on medications as a risk factor among a complexity of risk factors. 4. Suggest steps to improve appro-priateness of medication regimens, as a step to help reduce risk for falls. Background Falls are a too common and much feared aspect of life for many olde
Home health nurses are aware that each year thou-sands of elderly fall at home. Annually, nearly one...
Click on the DOI link to access the article (may not be free)Falls are common among older adults. Ma...
BackgroundThe prevalence of falls involving people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is high in co...
Educational Objectives 1. Review common intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falls by older adul...
Elderly persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at increased risk for falls and fall-related...
Falls are a common and serious problem for older adults. Approximately one-third of older communityd...
METHOD: A literature search was conducted to retrieve studies of the past 25 years. All participants...
Falls in the elderly are a major source of injury resulting in disability and hospitalization. They ...
Item does not contain fulltextFalls severely threaten the health of elderly persons and pose high co...
Item does not contain fulltextIn the companion paper, we have outlined how relevant risk factors for...
Background: Falls in the elderly can lead to disability, hospitalizations, and premature death. Even...
Falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide among olde...
BACKGROUND:Falls are the most common cause of injury for older people in the general population as w...
textabstractFalls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults, aged 65 years and older. Fur...
BACKGROUND: Falls are the most common cause of injury for older people in the general population as ...
Home health nurses are aware that each year thou-sands of elderly fall at home. Annually, nearly one...
Click on the DOI link to access the article (may not be free)Falls are common among older adults. Ma...
BackgroundThe prevalence of falls involving people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is high in co...
Educational Objectives 1. Review common intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falls by older adul...
Elderly persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at increased risk for falls and fall-related...
Falls are a common and serious problem for older adults. Approximately one-third of older communityd...
METHOD: A literature search was conducted to retrieve studies of the past 25 years. All participants...
Falls in the elderly are a major source of injury resulting in disability and hospitalization. They ...
Item does not contain fulltextFalls severely threaten the health of elderly persons and pose high co...
Item does not contain fulltextIn the companion paper, we have outlined how relevant risk factors for...
Background: Falls in the elderly can lead to disability, hospitalizations, and premature death. Even...
Falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide among olde...
BACKGROUND:Falls are the most common cause of injury for older people in the general population as w...
textabstractFalls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults, aged 65 years and older. Fur...
BACKGROUND: Falls are the most common cause of injury for older people in the general population as ...
Home health nurses are aware that each year thou-sands of elderly fall at home. Annually, nearly one...
Click on the DOI link to access the article (may not be free)Falls are common among older adults. Ma...
BackgroundThe prevalence of falls involving people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is high in co...