作者
Pekka Kannus, Harri Sievänen, Mika Palvanen, Teppo Järvinen, Jari Parkkari
发表日期
2005/11/26
来源
The Lancet
卷号
366
期号
9500
页码范围
1885-1893
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Injuries resulting from falls in elderly people are a major public-health concern, representing one of the main causes of longstanding pain, functional impairment, disability, and death in this population. The problem is going to worsen, since the rates of such injuries seem to be rising in many areas, as is the number of elderly people in both the developed and developing world. Many methods and programmes to prevent such injuries already exist, including regular exercise, vitamin D and calcium supplementation, withdrawal of psychotropic medication, cataract surgery, professional environment hazard assessment and modification, hip protectors, and multifactorial preventive programmes for simultaneous assessment and reduction of many of the predisposing and situational risk factors. To receive broader-scale effectiveness, these programmes will need systematic implementation. Care must be taken, however, to …
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