ER2 risk levels and their association with incident falls, their recurrence and post-fall fractures in older women: Results of the EPIDOS study

Falls are a major concern for older adults and health care providers in today's aging society (1,2). Their prevalence and incidence are high, with one third of adults aged 65 and over reporting a fall per year (3,4). Falls are the leading cause of several adverse outcomes such as disabilities, poor quality of life, high medical costs and death (1 –4). Risk screening of falls in the older population is the first step for appropriate referral to preventive interventions (3,5). Building a screening tool for risk of falling involves several steps, the first step being the identification of relevant risk factors and their association with incid ent fall outcomes (2–5).
Source: Maturitas - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research