Department of Medicine, Letterkenny General Hospital, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, Ireland.
Clin Interv Aging. 2011;6:19-25. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S9489. Epub 2010 Dec 20.
Falls are a major public health problem in the elderly population. The associated health care cost is great. It has therefore become an important public health matter to evaluate those interventions that might be effective in reducing the risk of falls. Risk factors that predict an increased risk of falling are described. We discuss interventions that can be employed in the community to reduce the risk of falls and associated injuries by discipline, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and physician-led interventions. We also discuss the cost-effectiveness of such interventions.
跌倒在老年人群体中是一个主要的公共卫生问题。相关的医疗保健成本巨大。因此,评估那些可能有效降低跌倒风险的干预措施成为了一个重要的公共卫生问题。本文描述了预测跌倒风险增加的危险因素。我们讨论了可以通过不同学科(包括物理治疗、职业治疗和医生主导的干预措施)在社区中实施的干预措施,以降低跌倒和相关伤害的风险。我们还讨论了这些干预措施的成本效益。