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KMID : 0828520160200010001
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Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2016 Volume.20 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.28
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Evidence-Based Guideline for Fall Prevention in Korea
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Kim Kwang-Il
Jung Hye-Kyung
Kim Chang-Oh
Kim Soo-Kyung
Cho Hyun-Ho
Kim Dae-Yul
Ha Yong-Chan
Hwang Sung-Hee
Won Chang-Won
Lim Jae-Young
Kim Hyun-Jung
Kim Jae-Kyu
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Abstract
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Falls and fall-related injuries are common amongst the elderly population and have deleterious effects on the quality of life or independence in daily living in the elderly. Falling is also associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, nursing home admission, and an increase in medical costs. Given that Korea has shown an extreme demographic shift with its population aging at the fastest pace among developed countries, assessment of fall risks and implementing intervention strategies to the high-risk population are getting more important. The guidelines for the prevention of falls were developed first by The Korean Association of Internal Medicine and The Korean Geriatric Society. These guidelines were developed by an adaptation process and the use of an evidence-based method; 4 guidelines were retrieved by systematic review and by the AGREE (appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation) II process and 7 statements were made based on the grading of evidence, and these recommendations followed the GRADE (grades of recommendation, assessment, development, and evaluation) framework. Given that falls result from a various combination of many factors, the guidelines contain multidimensional assessment measures and multimodal strategies to prevent falls. These guidelines were developed not only for use by primary physicians but also for patients and the general population. Therefore, these guidelines provide detailed recommendations and concrete measures for the assessment of the risk of a fall and to prevent falls amongst the elderly population.
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KEYWORD
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Accidental falls, Guidelines, Aged, Prevention
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