TY - JOUR PY - 2024// TI - Falls prevention for older adults JO - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association A1 - Leung, Peggy B. A1 - Alexander, Jason T. A1 - Ouchida, Karin E. SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Approximately 30% of adults aged 65 years or older experience at least 1 fall annually. Yet falls are not an inevitable part of aging.1 These guidelines outline best practices for assessing fall risk and for prescribing practical, person-centered interventions that address mobility; sensory, cognitive, and autonomic function; and active medical problems, medications, environmental risk, and activities of daily living.
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LA - en SN - 0098-7484 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.26942 ID - ref1 ER -