This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. Steven Castle, is devoted to Falls Prevention. Articles in this important issue include: Key components of exercise programs in community to prevent falls; Potential reasons deaths from falls in older adults have doubled in the past decade; Link between Primary care and community-based balance exercise programs; Role of foot orthoses and shoe insoles at improving mobility and balance; Blood Pressure control and falls risk; Optimizing function and physical activity in hospitalized older adults to prevent functional decline and falls; Delirium as it relates to falls; Virtual sitters; Redesigning a Fall Prevention Program in Acute Care: Building on Evidence; and Nursing Unit Design and Hospital Falls.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. viii 7. Erratum - p. ix 8. Preface - p. xi 9. Despite Active Public Health Campaigns, Death from Falls Increased 30% in the Past Decade: Is Ageism Part of the Barrier to Self-Awareness? - p. 147 10. Falls, Footwear, and Podiatric Interventions in Older Adults - p. 161 11. Balance Problems and Fall Risks in the Elderly - p. 173 12. Geriatric Polypharmacy: Pharmacist as Key Facilitator in Assessing for Falls Risk: 2019 Update - p. 185 13. Older Adult Falls in Emergency Medicine: 2019 Update - p. 205 14. The Overlap Between Falls and Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review - p. 221 15. Optimizing Function and Physical Activity in Hospitalized Older Adults to Prevent Functional Decline and Falls - p. 237 16. Outcomes of Patient-Engaged Video Surveillance on Falls and Other Adverse Events - p. 253 17. Redesigning a Fall Prevention Program in Acute Care: Building on Evidence - p. 265 18. Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients: State of the Science - p. 273
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. Steven Castle, is devoted to Falls Prevention. Articles in this important issue include: Key components of exercise programs in community to prevent falls; Potential reasons deaths from falls in older adults have doubled in the past decade; Link between Primary care and community-based balance exercise programs; Role of foot orthoses and shoe insoles at improving mobility and balance; Blood Pressure control and falls risk; Optimizing function and physical activity in hospitalized older adults to prevent functional decline and falls; Delirium as it relates to falls; Virtual sitters; Redesigning a Fall Prevention Program in Acute Care: Building on Evidence; and Nursing Unit Design and Hospital Falls.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. viii 7. Erratum - p. ix 8. Preface - p. xi 9. Despite Active Public Health Campaigns, Death from Falls Increased 30% in the Past Decade: Is Ageism Part of the Barrier to Self-Awareness? - p. 147 10. Falls, Footwear, and Podiatric Interventions in Older Adults - p. 161 11. Balance Problems and Fall Risks in the Elderly - p. 173 12. Geriatric Polypharmacy: Pharmacist as Key Facilitator in Assessing for Falls Risk: 2019 Update - p. 185 13. Older Adult Falls in Emergency Medicine: 2019 Update - p. 205 14. The Overlap Between Falls and Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review - p. 221 15. Optimizing Function and Physical Activity in Hospitalized Older Adults to Prevent Functional Decline and Falls - p. 237 16. Outcomes of Patient-Engaged Video Surveillance on Falls and Other Adverse Events - p. 253 17. Redesigning a Fall Prevention Program in Acute Care: Building on Evidence - p. 265 18. Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients: State of the Science - p. 273
