Background Older ... falls prevention can reduce further falls. With rising numbers using Emergency Departments, there is a policy shift for ambulances to convey fewer patients and efforts to refer ...

Introduction Older adults who fall ... of the risk factors for recurrent falls will aid in refining clinical practice guidelines for secondary fall prevention strategies. The primary objective of this ...

The toolkit's content draws on a systematic review of the literature. v We also drew heavily on expert opinion regarding best practices in fall prevention ... Interventions for preventing falls in ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the most frequent cause of accidental death in older adults ... clinical trials, or literature reviews. The care plan ...

This article focuses on fall prevention for the elderly and the steps you can take to stay safe. It’s a topic I never thought I’d find myself writing about—until yesterday.

Quantitative and qualitative results show that patient-centered communication strategies such as Motivational Interviewing show promise in engaging older adults in fall prevention. STEADI (Stopping ...

Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults 65 and older – with reports showing about 14 million adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently made recommended updates to the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) toolkit, focusing on fall prevention initiatives in primary care ...

Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL and grey literature ... as a single falls prevention strategy, we conducted this systematic review to answer the ...