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Recording of Falls in Elderly Fallers in Northern Greece and Evaluation of Aging Health-Related Factors and Environmental Safety Associated with Falls: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Dimitrios LytrasEvaggelos SykarasParis IakovidisKonstantinos KasimisIoannis MyrogiannisAnastasios Kottaras
Published in: Occupational therapy international (2022)
Ergonomic interventions can help prevent indoor elderly falls. Poor construction and lack of adequate lighting mainly cause outdoor falls. Regular eye examinations, management of vertigo, improvement of the balance and strength of the lower limbs, and reduction of fear of impending falls are the intrinsic factors that help prevent falls the most.
Keyphrases
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