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Prevention of falls in the elderly: a review of new concepts based on the evidence

by
Mª José Calero
1,*,
Guillermo López-Cala
1,
Ana R. Ortega
1 and
Alfonso J. Cruz-Lendínez
1
1
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Jaén. Campus Las Lagunillas. C.P.: 23071. Jaén (España)
2
Servicio Andaluz de Salud (España)
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2016, 6(2), 71-82; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6020007
Submission received: 1 May 2015 / Revised: 8 January 2016 / Accepted: 11 January 2016 / Published: 11 January 2016
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Abstract

Who estimates on aging say 2050 will reach 2000 million people over 60 years. It is vital to analyze the attention to this population group and prevent situations that cause increased morbidity and mortality in it. Falls in older people, they have to work in a multidisciplinary way. Clinical impact in falls, social and family factors. Objetive: To analyze the incidence of falls as an etiological factor of bone fractures in patients over 65 years. Establish what other health variables such as comorbidity, polypharmacy, functional dependence, may be related to its etiology. Method: We performed a quasi- experimental design of repeated measures. The final sample consisted of 259 participants. The instruments used were the Barthel Index, the Fototest and MNA. Conclusions: The intervention in the prevention of falls the elderly should be a multidisciplinary work, as it depends on many factors such as health, food, marital status or the conditions of their habitual residence, which must be addressed by various professionals.
Keywords: Falls; functional dependence; prevention of falls; ageing Falls; functional dependence; prevention of falls; ageing

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Calero, M.J.; López-Cala, G.; Ortega, A.R.; Cruz-Lendínez, A.J. Prevention of falls in the elderly: a review of new concepts based on the evidence. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2016, 6, 71-82. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6020007

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Calero MJ, López-Cala G, Ortega AR, Cruz-Lendínez AJ. Prevention of falls in the elderly: a review of new concepts based on the evidence. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2016; 6(2):71-82. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6020007

Chicago/Turabian Style

Calero, Mª José, Guillermo López-Cala, Ana R. Ortega, and Alfonso J. Cruz-Lendínez. 2016. "Prevention of falls in the elderly: a review of new concepts based on the evidence" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 6, no. 2: 71-82. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6020007

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Calero, M. J., López-Cala, G., Ortega, A. R., & Cruz-Lendínez, A. J. (2016). Prevention of falls in the elderly: a review of new concepts based on the evidence. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 6(2), 71-82. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6020007

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