Among older people living in the community falls are a strong predictor of placement in a skilled-nursing facility; interventions that prevent falls and their sequelae may therefore delay or reduce the frequency of nursing home admissions.

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Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

1Assessment of Older People: Self-Maintaining and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living1969 · 18,498 citations
2A SIMPLE SCREENING TEST FOR HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN ELDERLY PATIENTS1988 · 204 citations
3“Mini-mental state”1975 · 86,742 citations
4Incidence of and Risk Factors for Falls and Injurious Falls among the Community-dwelling Elderly1993 · 1,132 citations
5A prospective study of functional status among community elders.1984 · 368 citations

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