Falls in Older People. Risk Factors and Strategies for Prevention

Part I. Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Falls: 1. Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries 2. Postural stability and falls 3. Gait patterns and falls 4. Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls 5. Psychological factors and falls 6. Medical risk factors for falls 7. Medications as risk factors for falls 8. Environmental risk factors for falls 9. The relative importance of falls risk factors - an evidence-based summary Part II. Strategies for Prevention: Overview: falls prevention 10. Exercise interventions to prevent falls 11. Exercise interventions to improve physical functioning 12. Medical management of older people at risk of falls 13. Assistive devices and falls prevention 14. Modifying the environment to prevent falls 15. Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities 16. A physiological profile approach to falls risk assessment and prevention 17. Falls prevention strategies - from research into practice Part III. Research Issues in Falls Prevention: 18. Falls in older people: future directions for research.