Open AccessGeriatric portrait of patient with falls
Author(s) -
Н. О. Ховасова,
А. В. Наумов,
О. Н. Ткачева,
В. И. Мороз
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rossijskij žurnal geriatričeskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-8709
pISSN - 2686-8636
DOI - 10.37586/2686-8636-3-2021-336-342
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , dementia , orthostatic vital signs , physical therapy , geriatrics , pediatrics , psychiatry , disease , blood pressure , economics , macroeconomics
Aim . To assess the geriatric and somatic status of older patients with falls. Materials and methods . The study included 655 patients (81% of them women) with the age of 75.1±8.2 years hospitalized in geriatric departments. Depending on whether they experienced falls, the patients were divided into two groups: group 1 (332 people, 50.7%) consisting of patients who experienced at least one fall in the current year and group 2 (323 people, 49.3%) consisting of patients who did not experience any falls. The patients underwent general clinical tests and comprehensive geriatric assessment. Results . Half of the hospitalized patients over the age of 60 experienced falls, and among patients without a fall experience 50.8% had a high risk of falls. As a result of falls 246 (74.1%) patients suffered from bruises and abrasions of soft tissues, 36 (10.8%) patients had fractures of various localizations, 6 (1.8%) patients had traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patients of both groups were diagnosed with an average of 5 diseases while there were no differences in the nosological structure among patients of both groups. As a result of the performed comprehensive geriatric assessment patients with falls were significantly more often diagnosed with frailty, dementia, depression, visual impairment, gait and balance disorders as well as orthostatic reactions.