Fall Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

• Autores: M. Clare Robertson, Lesley D. Gillespie
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 309, Nº. 13, 2013, págs. 1406-1407
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Clinical Question Which types of interventions reduce falls in older people living in the community? Bottom Line Fall-prevention exercise programs, usually including muscle strengthening and balance retraining, were associated with lower fall rates in community-dwelling older people whether or not individuals were selected on the basis of fall risk. Home safety interventions, vitamin D supplementation in people with lower vitamin D levels, and individually targeted multifactorial interventions were associated with fewer falls in community-dwelling people with risk factors for falling.