Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Geriatrics, Ahmet turan ışık,Esra ateş bulut, Editör, Turkish clinics, Ankara, ss.55-60, 2023
Falls which are common in the older adults and result in serious morbidity and mortality, is defined an important and preventable geriatric syndrome. Prevention falling starts with correct analysis of individual risk factors. Fall risk factors are divided into two as intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic risk factors are age-related physiological, cognitive and emotional changes, othostatic hypotension, decreased muscle strength and activity, gait and balance problems, history of falling, polypharmacy and extrinsic factors are environmental factors. It is very crucial to evaluate falls in each visit and to inform the patients and their relatives about the condition due to the increase in the rates of replacement to nursing homes, the prolongation of length of stay, the decrease in the functionality of the person and the increase in the caregiver burden. In these cases, it is of great importance to regulate medications, determine an appropriate exercise program for the person, treat correctable vision problems, regulate postural hypotension, appropriate treat of rhythm problems, vitamin D supplementation, and regulate the living environment. In this chapter we aim to emphasize the evaluation of risk factors for falls and prevention.