Community-Based Programs to Prevent the Risk of Elderly Falls: Mini Review
*Corresponding Author: Levan Atanelov, 9199 Reisterstown Rd, Ste 101B, Owings Mills, MD 21117, United States, Email: latanelov@steadystridesmd.comReceived Date: May 14, 2020 / Accepted Date: Jun 01, 2020 / Published Date: Jun 08, 2020
Citation: Hamel C, Atanelov L (2020) Community-Based Programs to Prevent the Risk of Elderly Falls: Mini Review. J Card Pulm Rehabil 4:129.
Copyright: © 2020 Hamel C, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract
Falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, including those with cardiac and pulmonary conditions, but thankfully falls are preventable. Despite national guidelines recommending using community-based fall prevention programs to help reduce falls, little is known about their availability at senior centers. This review summarizes pertinent evidence on community-based fall prevention programs that can be deployed for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients. A novel algorithm for health care workers is proposed based on the available data to help decide how to refer older adults to the appropriate community-based fall prevention programs.