PHAR4811 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Urinary Incontinence, Grip Strength, Polypharmacy
23 Jul 2018
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Unintentionally coming to the ground or some lower level other than as a consequence of sustaining a violent blow, loss of consciousness, sudden onset of paralysis as in stroke or an epileptic seizure". 30% of people aged 65 years can be expected to fall in any given year. Falls are well recognised as major contributors to poor outcome e. g. trauma, serious injury and accidental death. The rate of fall injury cases was markedly higher for women than men in all age groups. As in previous years, this difference was greatest for people aged 75 79, for whom the m:f rate ratio was 0. 58 to. 1. 00 (that is, hospitalised falls involving women were nearly twice as common as those involving men). Polypharmacy exposure is a risk factor for falls because: Side effects with multiple medication use are more common and are often more intense. Interactions between medications can also cause side effects.
