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Choisir et savoir combiner les outils d’évaluation du risque de chute d’une personne âgée

2022; Elsevier BV; Volume: 27; Issue: 156 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.sger.2022.05.008

2214-9341

Jules Barbier,

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

Falls are a major problem in the elderly population. It is important to be able to effectively estimate the risk in order to implement appropriate actions. The large number of existing tools and the sometimes divergent or contradictory data make clinical assessment of this risk difficult. A review of the literature helps to determine the most relevant methods.