Lecture 5 - Falls prevention Flashcards
1
Q
what fraction of community dwellers over 65 fall each year
A
1/3
2
Q
What fraction of people in residential aged care fall each year
A
1/2
3
Q
what fraction of aged care patients fall during an admission
A
1/14
4
Q
Why do falls occur
A
Disease, medication, ageing, inactivity
cognition
environmental hazards
5
Q
What percentage of falls occure because of a trip
A
39.7
6
Q
What percentage of falls occur because of balance
A
20.8
7
Q
what percentage of falls occur during slips
A
13.2
8
Q
Exercise vs control found
community setting exercise vs control found
exercise that challenged balance found
A
17% fewer falls in exercise than control participants
20% fewer falls in exercise in community setting
39% reduction in falls
9
Q
Aims for programming
A
aim to provide high challenge to balance safely
- reduce BOS
- move COG
- stand without arm support
- 3+ hr of exercise per week
- home based setting - improvement of 60% in ability to do ADLS
- strength
