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Approaches for Falls Prevention in Hospitals and Nursing Home Settings

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Falls in older people are a common problem and carry significant consequences for individuals and society. Falls can result in serious injury, hospitalization, death, anxiety and depression, and reduction in quality of life. The risk of falls and falls-related complications is associated with age, and given the population is aging, the incidence of falls is expected to rise. Older people living in long-term care facilities, or nursing homes, and those who are hospitalized are at significantly higher risk than the general population and commonly are cognitively impaired. This chapter will review the specific risk factors for falls in these populations focusing in cognitively impaired populations. Interventions to assess falls risk and initiate falls-prevention interventions will be discussed.

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Zanker, J., Duque, G. (2020). Approaches for Falls Prevention in Hospitals and Nursing Home Settings. In: Montero-Odasso, M., Camicioli, R. (eds) Falls and Cognition in Older Persons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24233-6_14

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