Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Author: Ganz DA1, Latham NK1
Affiliation:
1From the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, and the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles - all in Los Angeles (D.A.G.); and the Research Program in Men's Health: Aging and Metabolism, Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center for Function Promoting Therapies, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (N.K.L.).
Conference/Journal: N Engl J Med.
Date published: 2020 Feb 20
Other:
Volume ID: 382 , Issue ID: 8 , Pages: 734-743 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1903252. , Word Count: 59
Patients should be asked annually about falls in the past year to identify those at high risk for future falls. The risk of falling can be reduced by exercise programs focused on balance and strength training and, among persons at high risk, by assessing a standard set of risk factors for falls and addressing modifiable ones. PMID: 32074420 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp1903252
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