Tijdschrift voor gerontologie en geriatrie
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Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr · Sep 2005
Review[CBO guidelines to prevent accidental falls in the elderly: how can it be used in the institutionalized elderly?].
Fall incidents occur frequently in the community dwelling elderly and even more in the institutionalised elderly. Fall-related research data indicate positive effects of a multifactorial intervention targeted on prevention of falls and fall-related injuries. ⋯ The highlights for nursing homes are: all nursing home patients are at risk; perform a fall risk assessment to direct fall preventive activities; together with specific fall prevention for the patient general fall prevention for the institute has to be undertaken; a multifactorial approach is indicated. In nursing homes it is possible to perform such approach multidisciplinary.