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    A profile of elderly fallers referred for physiotherapy in the Emergency Department of a Dublin teaching hospital

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    Authors
    Crehan, F
    O’Shea, D
    Ryan, JM
    Horgan, F
    Issue Date
    2013-06
    Keywords
    PHYSIOTHERAPY
    OLDER PEOPLE
    FALL
    HOSPITAL
    
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    Publisher
    Irish Medical Journal
    Journal
    Irish Medical Journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/294113
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    Abstract
    Ireland has an ageing population and the elderly are over-represented in Emergency Departments (ED) - a quarter of these presentations resulting from falls. A prospective study design was employed using a convenience sample to profile elderly fallers referred for physiotherapy in ED. Forty-subjects were assessed over 14 weeks. Mean age was 84.88 years (s.d. 7.3) and 31 (77.5%) were female. All demonstrated slow walking speed and 26 (65%) demonstrated poor grip strength. A quarter of subjects reported fear of falling and 30 (75%) were classified as frail. Elderly fallers in ED are a frail group of socially vulnerable patients who demonstrate a risk of further falls. Osteoporosis had been diagnosed in 9 (22.5%) subjects â a low prevalence compared with international research, but 25 (62.5%) subjects had never had a DEXA scan. The prevalence of frailty in the sample of elderly fallers in this study was very high (75%).
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