Abstract：
:Falls, syncope, and the associated complications are among the most serious problems that face the elderly population. The most common underlying causes and risk factors for falls include muscle weakness, gait and balance problems, visual impairment, cognitive impairment, depression, functional decline, and particular medications (especially in the presence of environmental hazards). Studies have identified the relative risks for these factors that enable a fairly accurate prediction of who is at high risk for falls and what areas to target for falls-prevention activity. Causes and risk factors for syncope have not been studied as well in the older population. The most serious types of syncope have underlying cardiac etiologies but they cause less than 25% of the reported cases. The largest category of syncope (approximately 40%) is syncope of unknown etiology, which defies careful diagnostic evaluation but seems to be fairly benign. The epidemiology of these syndromes can provide extremely helpful insights for developing falls-prevention strategies.
journal_name
Clin Geriatr Medjournal_title
Clinics in geriatric medicineauthors
Rubenstein LZ,Josephson KRdoi
10.1016/s0749-0690(02)00002-2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-05-01 00:00:00pages
141-58issue
2eissn
0749-0690issn
1879-8853pii
S0749-0690(02)00002-2journal_volume
18pub_type
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