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Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / Stephen R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lord, Stephen R. (Stephen Ronald), 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Falls (Accidents) in old age--Risk factors.
- Falls (Accidents) in old age.
- Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (261 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book provides a survey of the most recent developments in the area. Coverage includes epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, and medication, evidence-based risk assessment, and falls-prevention strategies. Falls in Older People will be invaluable to clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and researchers.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries; 2 Postural stability and falls; 3 Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls; 4 Medical risk factors for falls; 5 Medications as risk factors for falls; 6 Environmental risk factors for falls; 7 The relative importance of falls risk factors: an evidence-based summary; Overview: Falls prevention; 8 Exercise interventions to prevent falls; 9 Modifying the environment to prevent falls; 10 The role of footwear in falls prevention; 11 Assistive devices
- 12 Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities13 The medical management of older people at risk of falls; 14 Modifying medication use to prevent falls; 15 Targeted falls prevention strategies; 16 A physiological profile approach for falls prevention; 17 Falls in older people: future directions for research; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-11412-8
- 1-280-15996-0
- 9786610159963
- 1-139-12994-5
- 1-139-14552-5
- 0-511-11670-5
- 0-511-06797-6
- 0-511-05953-1
- 0-511-06584-1
- OCLC:
- 57301247
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