FALLS AS AN ACUTE CONDITION IN GERIATRIC PRACTICE


Cite item

Full Text

Open Access Open Access
Restricted Access Access granted
Restricted Access Subscription or Fee Access

Abstract

The paper considers the problems of falls in elderly and senile patients, their etiology and pathogenesis, a risk for falls, and issues of their prevention and complications.

Full Text

Restricted Access

About the authors

A. Zarudsky

Saint loasaf Belgorod Regional Clinical Hospital

Email: zarudskyaa@mail.ru
Candidate of Medical Sciences

References

  1. Statistics Canada. Leading causes of death in Canada (Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 84-215-XWE). 2010 [cited 2011 June 3] www.publichealth.gc.ca
  2. Kara H. et al. Trauma in elderly patients evaluated in a hospital emergency department in Konya, Turkey: a retrospective study // Clin. Interv. Aging. - 2014; 9: 17-21. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S56542.
  3. Waleed Al-Faisal. Falls Prevention for Older Persons Eastern Mediterranean Regional Review, October 2006.
  4. National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center Preventing Falls and Related Fractures, April 2015.
  5. Chandrasekhar А. et al. Influence of age on patellar tendon reflex response // PLoS One. - 2013; 8 (11): e80799.
  6. Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Hospitals 2009. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2009.
  7. Brown S. et al. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy compromises balance during daily activities // Diabetes Care. - 2015; 38 (6): 1116-22.
  8. Crews R. et al. Growing Troubling Triad: Diabetes, Aging, and Falls // J. Aging Research. - 2013; 2013.
  9. Sawacha Z. et al. Relationship between clinical and instrumental balance assessments in chronic post-stroke hemiparesis subjects // J. Neuroeng. Rehabil. - 2013; 10: 95. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-95.
  10. Gangavati A. et al. Hypertension, Orthostatic Hypotension, and the Risk of Falls in a Community-Dwelling Elderly Population: The Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect, and Zest in the Elderly of Boston Study // J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. - 2011; 59 (3): 383-9.
  11. Cronin H., Kenny R. Cardiac causes for falls and their treatment // Clin. Geriatr. Med. - 2010; 26 (4): 539-67. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2010.07.006.
  12. Klein D. et al. Blood pressure and falls in community-dwelling people aged 60 years and older in the VHM&PP cohort // BMC Geriatr. - 2013; 13: 50.
  13. Romero-Ortuno R. et al. Insights into the clinical management of the syndrome of supine hypertension--orthostatic hypotension (SH-OH): the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) // BMC Geriatr. - 2013; 13: 73.
  14. Sibley K. et al. Chronic disease and falls in community-dwelling Canadians over 65 years old: a population-based study exploring associations with number and pattern of chronic conditions // BMC Geriatr. - 2014; 14: 22.
  15. Cho K., Bok S., Kim Y.-J. et al. Effect of Lower Limb Strength on Falls and Balance of the Elderly // Ann. Rehabil. Med. - 2012; 36 (3): 386-93.
  16. Keller K., Engelhardt M. Strength and muscle mass loss with aging process. Age and strength loss // Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. - 2013; 3 (4): 346-50.
  17. Maher R., Hanlon J., Hajjar E. Clinical consequences of polypharmacy in elderly // Expert Opin. Drug Saf. - 2014; 13 (1): 57-65. doi: 10.1517/14740338.2013.827660.
  18. Lee H.-Ch., Huang K., Shen W.-K. Use of antiarrhythmic drugs in elderly patients // J. Geriatr. Cardiol. - 2011; 8: 184-94
  19. van Landingham S. et al. Fear of falling in age-related macular degeneration // BMC Ophthalmol. - 2014; 14: 10.
  20. Popescu М. et al. Age-related eye disease and mobility limitations in older adults // Invest Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. - 2011; 52 (10): 7168-74. doi: 10.1167/ iovs.11-7564.
  21. Hochberg C. et al. Association of vision loss in glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration with IADL disability // Invest Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. - 2012; 53 (6): 3201-6. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-9469.
  22. Lin F., Ferrucci L. Hearing loss and falls among older adults in the United States // Arch. Intern. Med. - 2012; 172 (4): 369-71.
  23. Hyungpil Cho et al. Disparity in the Fear of Falling Between Urban and Rural Residents in Relation With Socio-economic Variables, Health Issues, and Functional Independency // Ann. Rehabil. Med. - 2013; 37 (6): 848-61.
  24. Billington J., Fahey T., Galvin R. Diagnostic accuracy of the STRATIFY clinical prediction rule for falls: a systematic review and meta-analysis // BMC Fam. Pract. - 2012; 13: 76.
  25. Smith J., Forster A., Young J. Use of the 'STRATIFY' falls risk assessment in patients recovering from acute stroke // Age Ageing. - 2006; 35 (2): 138-43.
  26. Sherrington C. et al. Development of a tool for prediction of falls in rehabilitation settings (Predict_FIRST): a prospective cohort study // J. Rehabil. Med. - 2010; 42 (5): 482-8.
  27. Bohannon R., Larkin P., Cook A. et al. Decrease in timed balance test scores with aging // Phys. Ther. - 1984; 64 (7): 1067-70.
  28. Vellas B. et al. One-leg stance is an important predictor of injurious falls in older persons // J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. - 1997; 45 (6): 735-8.
  29. Michikawa T., Nishiwaki Y., Takebayashi T. et al. One-leg standing test for elderly populations // J. Orthop. Sci. - 2009; 14 (5): 675-85. doi: 10.1007/s00776- 009-1371-6.
  30. Dozzi Brucki S. Timed Up and Go test: a simple test gives important information in elderly. Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr. Säo Paulo Mar. 2015; 73 (3).
  31. Barry E. et al. Is the Timed Up and Go test a useful predictor of risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis // BMC Geriatr. - 2014; 14: 14.
  32. Laird R., Studenski S., Perera S. et al. Fall history is an independent predictor of adverse health outcomes and utilization in the elderly // Am. J. Manag. Care. - 2001; 7 (12): 1133-8.
  33. Ensrud K. et al. Central nervous system-active medications and risk for falls in older women // J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. - 2002; 50 (10): 1629-37.
  34. Rizzoli R. et al. Vitamin D supplementation in elderly or postmenopausal women: a 2013 update of the 2008 recommendations from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) // Curr. Med. Res. Opin. - 2013; 29 (4): 305-13. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.766162. Epub 2013 Feb 7.
  35. Annweiler C. et al. Fall prevention and vitamin D in the elderly: an overview of the key role of the non-bone effects // J. Neuroeng. Rehabil. - 2010; 7: 50.
  36. Cameron I. et al. Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals // Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. - 2012; 12: CD005465.
  37. Sherrington C. et al. Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated meta-analysis and best practice recommendations // N. S. W. Public Health Bull. -2011; 22 (3-4): 78-83. doi: 10.1071/NB10056.
  38. Waldron N., Hill A.-M., Barker A. Falls prevention in older adults Assessment and management // Australian Family Physician. - 2012; 41 (12): 930-5.
  39. Power V., Clifford A. Characteristics of optimum falls prevention exercise programmes for community-dwelling older adults using the FITT principle // Eur. Rev. Aging Phys. Activity. -2013; 10 (Issue 2): 95-106.
  40. El-Khoury F., Cassou B., Charles M. et al. The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials // BMJ. -2013; 347: f6234.
  41. Попович С.В. Траумель С - биорегуляционный подход в терапии воспаления в практике семейного врача // Новости медицины и фармации. -2015; 4 (533): 8-9.
  42. Gonzalez de Vega C., Speed C., Wolfarth B. et al. Traumeel vs. diclofenac for reducing pain and improving ankle mobility after acute ankle sprain: A multicentre, randomized, blinded, controlled and non-inferiority trial // Int. J. Clin. Pract. - 2013; 67 (10): 979-89.
  43. Schneider C. Traumeel - an emerging option to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in the management of acute musculoskeletal injuries // Int. J. Gen. Med. - 2011; 4: 225-34.
  44. Пилипович А.А. Лечение и профилактика остеохондроза // Лечебное дело. - 2015; 2: 15-22.
  45. Child S. et al. Factors influencing the implementation of fall-prevention programmes: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies // Implementation Science. - 2012; 7: 91.
  46. Пономарева И.П. Синдром падений // Медицинская сестра. - 2014; 5: 14-7.
  47. Лапотников В.А., Петров В.Н. Предупреждение падений в пожилом и старческом возрасте // Медицинская сестра. - 2015; 4: 39-45.

Supplementary files

Supplementary Files
Action
1. JATS XML
Download

This website uses cookies

You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website.

About Cookies