Falls in the Nursing Home

TL;DR: Findings from a Canadian Institute for Health Research-funded research project are reported on, detailing 4 distinct methodological approaches where video footage of real-life falls was used to assist in identifying the circumstances and contributory factors of fall events in LTC.

TL;DR: An improvement in postural stability was observed in all training groups, indicating that even self-administered training could be beneficial, and posturography outcome indicated that training alters the postural strategy by reducing the oscillatory fluctuations of body sway signal.

TL;DR: The purpose of this thesis is to identify individuals at risk of falling and their consequences among older people and to propose a strategy to address this problem.

TL;DR: A specific rehabilitation program was performed to correct postural insufficiency and to improve motor patterns, which underlie independence in ADL, which showed a significant improvement in score and time of 'Get up and Go' test between T1 and T2.

TL;DR: The mobility test, the best single predictor of recurrent falling, may be useful clinically because it is simple, recreates fall situations, and provides a dynamic, integrated assessment of mobility.

TL;DR: Factors associated with falls in a community-based prospective study of 761 subjects 70 years and older found decreased levels of physical activity, stroke, arthritis of the knees, impairment of gait, and increased body sway were associated with an increased risk of falls.

TL;DR: The hypothesis that the sedative and autonomic effects of psychotropic drugs increase the risk of falling and fractures in elderly persons is supported and the need for studies of this association in other populations is suggested.

TL;DR: It is indicated that external hip protectors can prevent hip fractures in nursing-home residents.