Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care, 801 Commissioners Rd E, London, ON N6C 5J1.
Can Fam Physician. 2011 Jul;57(7):771-6.
To provide family physicians with a practical, evidence-based approach to fall prevention in the elderly.
MEDLINE was searched using terms relevant to falls among the elderly in the community and in institutions. Relevant English-language papers published from 1980 to July 2010 were reviewed. Relevant geriatric society guidelines were reviewed as well.
Falls are a common and serious health problem with devastating consequences. Several risk factors have been identified in the literature. Falls can be prevented through several evidence-based interventions, which can be either single or multicomponent interventions. Identifying at-risk patients is the most important part of management, as applying preventive measures in this vulnerable population can have a profound effect on public health.
Family physicians have a pivotal role in screening older patients for risk of falls, and applying preventive strategies for patients at risk.
为家庭医生提供一种实用的、基于循证医学的方法,以预防老年人跌倒。
使用与社区和机构中老年人跌倒相关的术语,对 MEDLINE 进行检索。综述了 1980 年至 2010 年 7 月发表的相关英文文献。还综述了相关老年病学会的指南。
跌倒在老年人中是一个常见且严重的健康问题,后果严重。文献中已经确定了几个风险因素。可以通过一些基于证据的干预措施来预防跌倒,这些措施可以是单一的或多组分的干预措施。识别高危患者是管理的最重要部分,因为在这个脆弱的人群中应用预防措施对公共健康有深远的影响。
家庭医生在为老年患者筛查跌倒风险以及为有风险的患者应用预防策略方面起着关键作用。