Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention 2nd
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Stephen Ronald Lord; Catherine Sherrington
- ناشر : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780521680998
Description
Part I. Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Falls: 1. Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries; 2. Postural stability and falls; 3. Gait patterns and falls; 4. Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls; 5. Psychological factors and falls; 6. Medical risk factors for falls; 7. Medications as risk factors for falls; 8. Environmental risk factors for falls; 9. The relative importance of falls risk factors - an evidence-based summary; Part II. Strategies for Prevention: Overview: Falls prevention; 10. Exercise interventions to prevent falls; 11. Exercise interventions to improve physical functioning; 12. Medical management of older people at risk of falls; 13. Assistive devices and falls prevention; 14. Modifying the environment to prevent falls; 15. Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities; 16. A physiological profile approach to falls risk assessment and prevention; 17. Falls prevention strategies - from research into practice; Part III. Research Issues in Falls Prevention: 18. Falls in older people: future directions for research.
This new edition covers all the new studies of risk factors and prevention strategies for falls in older people.
