TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Falling and fall risk in adult patients with severe haemophilia
JO  - Hämostaseologie
A1  - Rehm, Hanna
A1  - Schmolders, Jan
A1  - Koob, Sebastian
A1  - Bornemann, Rahel
A1  - Goldmann, Georg
A1  - Oldenburg, Johannes
A1  - Pennekamp, Peter
A1  - Strauss, Andreas C.
SP  - e9
EP  - e9
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - The objective of this study was to define fall rates and to identify possible fall risk factors in adult patients with severe haemophilia. PATIENTS, MATERIAL, METHODS: 147 patients with severe haemophilia A and B were evaluated using a standardized test battery consisting of demographic, medical and clinical variables and fall evaluation. <br><br>RESULTS: 41 (27.9 %) patients reported a fall in the past 12 months, 22 (53.7 %) of them more than once. Young age, subjective gait insecurity and a higher number of artificial joints seem to be risk factors for falling. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Falls seem to be a common phenomenon in patients with severe haemophilia. Fall risk screening and fall prevention should be implemented into daily practice.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0720-9355
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5482/HAMO-16-03-0009
ID  - ref1
ER  -