Nazarko Linda
Nurse Consultant, Ealing and Harrow Community Services; Visiting Fellow, London South Bank University; Visiting Lecturer, King's College, London, UK.
London J Prim Care (Abingdon). 2009;2(2):158-63. doi: 10.1080/17571472.2009.11493273.
Each year 1.57 million older people fall more than three times and 70 000 fracture their hips. Falls can lead to disability and even death. The NSF for Older People identified falls prevention as a major health priority. This paper explains how primary care practitioners can contribute to falls prevention, reduce falls risk and improve quality of life for the older person.
每年有157万老年人跌倒次数超过三次,7万人髋部骨折。跌倒可能导致残疾甚至死亡。老年人国家服务框架将预防跌倒确定为一项重大健康优先事项。本文解释了初级保健从业者如何有助于预防跌倒、降低跌倒风险并改善老年人的生活质量。