Falls in Older People book

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Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton Menz, Jacqueline Close

Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780521680998 (link...)

Since the first edition of this very successful book was written to synthesise and review the enormous body of work covering falls in older people, there has been an even greater wealth of informative and promising studies designed to increase our understanding of risk factors and prevention strategies. This new edition is written in three parts: epidemiology, strategies for prevention, and future research directions. New material includes the most recent studies covering: balance studies using tripping, slipping and stepping paradigms; sensitivity and depth perception visual risk factors; neurophysiological research on automatic or reflex balance activities; and the roles of syncope, vitamin D, cataract surgery, health and safety education, and exercise programs. This new edition will be an invaluable update for clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, researchers, and all those working in community, hospital and residential or rehabilitation aged care settings.

New edition of a highly successful and well-reviewed book
Evidence-based, up-to-date, practical and clear
Written by experts in the field

Contents

Part I. Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Falls: 1. Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries; 2. Postural stability and falls; 3. Gait patterns and falls; 4. Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls; 5. Psychological factors and falls; 6. Medical risk factors for falls; 7. Medications as risk factors for falls; 8. Environmental risk factors for falls; 9. The relative importance of falls risk factors - an evidence-based summary; Part II. Strategies for Prevention: Overview: Falls prevention; 10. Exercise interventions to prevent falls; 11. Exercise interventions to improve physical functioning; 12. Medical management of older people at risk of falls; 13. Assistive devices and falls prevention; 14. Modifying the environment to prevent falls; 15. Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities; 16. A physiological profile approach to falls risk assessment and prevention; 17. Falls prevention strategies - from research into practice; Part III. Research Issues in Falls Prevention: 18. Falls in older people: future directions for research.

Review of the second edition

"The book is extremely easy for readers to use...very well written, readable and logically structured...this second edition provides a valuable update of an excellent resource" - Lucy Yardley, Journal of Ageing and Society, 2008;28:299.

Reviews of the first edition

"I have nothing but praise for this monograph...the authors write elegantly and apply academic rigour to the data" - Graham Mulley, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2001; 94: 202.

"This is a stimulating and valuable book" - Janet M Simpson, Ageing and Society 2001; 21: 673-675.

"This is an excellent book...evidence-based medicine at its most relevant" - John Grimley Evans, Family Practice 2001; 18: 470.

"This new book on falls in older people synthesises a vast literature very concisely...I am sure it will become a classic" - Karim Khan, Gerontology Division Newsletter of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Summer 2001: 16.

"The authors...have certainly done an outstanding job of collating and formally reviewing the available literature" - J Keen, Palliative Medicine 2001: 15.

"This Australian book is a 'must have' for all geriatricians...it deserves to be on the shelves of all day hospitals and in all orthopaedic departments" - W Reid, www.doctors-net 2001: June.

"Chapters whilst heavy with facts and figures, are very readable … clearly written yet containing enough depth to satisfy the scientific mind. I think the book would appeal to any healthcare professional with an interest in falls prevention, either from a theoretical or practical standpoint." - Jo-Anne Wilson, Dementia.

"… this is undoubtedly a useful book to have as a resource for the interdisciplinary team." - Palliative Medicine.

"The quality of the book is good and it is a good buy for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, geriatricians, orthopedic surgeons, physical and occupational therapists and domiciliary nurses." - Maher S. Jadid, Saudi Medical Journal.

"This is a book written by experts who have first-hand experience of the academic and practical issues involved in identifying patients at risk...I strongly recommend it, not just to clinicians, but to nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists, and indeed anyone with a professional interest in this problem" - PW Overstall, Gerontology 2002; 48: 119-120.

"This work bridges the gap between highly specialized journal articles and the often sketchy and superficial chapters on this topic that appear in many textbooks. It is clearly written and can be highly recommended to students, medical practitioners (including geriatricians and rheumatologists), nurses, physiotherapists and research workers in the field of gerontology and geriatrics." - Steven Boonen, Clinical Rheumatology.

"This book constitutes an easy-to-read introduction to the risk factors and prevention of falls that provides much assistance with this integral part of the responsibilities of the podiatric physician" - Leonard Levy, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 2002;92:371.

"The greatest strengths of this most welcome book are its analytic and comprehensive nature...it brings together the most salient issues for falls prevention for the first time in a specialised text. This authoritative book should become a well worn and dog-eared part of every falls prevention practitioners resource library" - Lesley Day, Injury Prevention.

"This book is a clear and concise an account as you could hope to find on the subject" - Dr Michael Dorevitch, Australian Journal on Ageing.