Falls in the Nursing Home

TL;DR: This project was to assess whether changing to weekly use of the Briggs Fall Risk Assessment Tool with implementation of fall risk interventions by nursing staff could decrease fall rates in the elderly in long-term care in Harris County, Texas.

TL;DR: A pilot multidisciplinary practice guideline integrating fall prevention, hip protectors, and osteoporosis management in a group of 50 residents at very high risk of hip fracture is developed and implemented.

TL;DR: 転倒の有無に年齢や麻痺側の違いの差はみられなかったが，転 倒群では非転 £1,000,000を及ぼす因子の検討を行った。

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.