Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Falling by older people is of significant global concern as the population ages, because of subsequent injury, disability, admission to long-term care and mortality.Older people experiencing dementia are twice as likely to fall with more severe consequences.Unsurprisingly, carer-burden increases when a care-recipient falls.Older people are rarely asked about their falls experiences Delbaere K, Close JCT, Kochan NA, Sachdev PS, Lord SR (2012) Good memory as a predictor of falls: fact or artefact.Age and Ageing,
Author: Anne McIntyre
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2138690781