Module 7 Flashcards
Rate of falls increases with age over
60
Falls are ___ an inevitable consequence of aging
Not
___ of those 65 and older experience a fall related incidence per year
1/3
Rate of occurance of falls is __
44%/year
In over 80 the rate is ___ times higher vs community dwelling older adults ages 70-74
2.5
Nursing home residents fall ___ times vs community dwelling adults
3 times
Having fallen in the past __ to __ months is a significant risk factor for more falls with ___% of fallers falling more than ___ per year
6 to 12, 40%, once
There is a cluster of falls observed in the
Few months preceding death
___ are the leading cause of injury death and disability over 65
Falls
Fall related injuries occur in about ___% of falls
15%
___ fracture is one of the most common fall related injuries
Hip
More than ___% of hip fractures are caused by falling
95
In 2010 there were _______ hospital admissions for hip fractures among those 65 and older
285,000
About ___ of patients who sustain a hip fracture who were independent prior to the injury never regain their former independence
Half
___% of hip fractures are related to a fall
90
What is the mortality rates for men and women within one year of a hip fracture
Male 31% and female 17%
Difficulty getting off the floor or ground after a fall is associated with ____
Substantial morbidity
Study factors in rising from a fallen position
Initial body position and assistive devices
It takes __ to __ times longer to get off the floor for elderly compared to younger
2 to 3
In tinetti’s study only __% of community dwelling fallers were able to get up after a fall without assistance
49
__ of fallers with alarms did not active their alarm
80
Researchers found __% of people who fell were unable to get up and __ % had stayed on the floor for ______ when alone
80, 30, over one hour
___% of older adults who had remained on the floor after a fall for longer than __ hours died within __ months
50, 6, 6
___% of falls occur at home
85
Most common place for a fall
Home
Falls occur most often at this time of day
Daytime
About 50% of household falls were attributed to
Accidental or environmental causes
Frailty is what kind of risk factor
Intrinsic
What is the most common intrinsic risk factor
Weakness
An intrinsic risk factor concerning gait
Increases in variability of stride length
__ risk factors contribute up to 36.9% of falls
Extrinsic
Extrinsic factors effect _____
More mobile adults
What are the extrinsic institutional risk factors
Time of day, staffing levels on nursing floor, room distance from nurses station
Functional impact may predispose to __ risk of falls
Increased
___ posture contributes to propensity to fall in osteoporotic individuals
Kyphotic
There is a link between ___ and ______
Declining cognition and increased number of falls
Physical function for falls determined by what two tests
Chair standing test and TUGT
Chair standing test of how many seconds indicated physical function
12.9 seconds
Important score for TUGT
12.5 seconds
The three psychological impacts of falls
Fear, anxiety and loss of confidence
Tinetti’s definition of the fear of falling
Lasting concern about falling that leads to an individual avoiding activities that the person remains capable of performing
What are the three levels to the fear of falling
Absence of fear, fearful but still active, fearful to the point of decreasing activity
Fear of falling is independently associated with what two things
Slow timed physical performance and depressive symptoms
Gait changes in fear of falling
Shorter stride length, increased base of support, prolonged double limb support time and slower gait speed
In a tinetti’s study they found that the number of persons falling increased from __% with no risk factors to ___% with ___ or more risk factors
8%, 78%, 4
The use of __ or more medications increases fall risk by
4,30%
5 risk factor hierarchy for falls
Muscle weakness>history of falls> gait deficit> balance deficit> use of an AD for ambulation
The postural control system receives
Information from receptors in proprioceptive, visual and vestibular systems which must be intact for optimum balance control
What are the three postural control system sensory sources
Somatosensory, vestibular, visual
The three proprioceptive factors in PCS
Static awareness of joint position, kinesthetic awareness, closed loop efferent reflex response required for regulation of muscle tone and activity
What is kinesthesia
Perception of motion and joint position sensibility or perception
PCS postural synergies function in either ___ or _____
Feedback or feed forward
What is feedback
The reaction to a specific stimulus, mechanoreceptor detection of Altered support surface
What is feed forward
Preparation for voluntary movement which requires balance adjustment, anticipating center of mass change from previous experience
Quickly adapting receptors are responsible for proving ___ and ___ kinesthetic sensation in response to _____ or ______
Conscious and unconscious, joint movement or acceleration
____ adapting mechanoreceptors provide continuous feedback and thus proprioceptive information relative to joint position
Slowly
The ankle strategy uses type ______ mechanoreceptors
II Pacinian
The hip strategy proximal uses type ____ mechanoreceptors
I Ruffinini
Hip strategy is used with
Larger perturbations
In the hip strategy the hip works with the ___ and ___ to maintain COG over BOS
Trunk and ankle
The stepping strategy is commonly used in ______ and it
Older adults and it re aligns the BOS over COM
The biggest cervical limitations in the older adult
Rotation and extension
What are the concerns of dehydration on the vestibular system
Self restricting fluids to prevent in continence , medical restriction of fluids related to diuretics, medications may cause dehydration
Impairments of _____ and ______ mobility were significantly related to gait speed variability
Dynamic balance and upper extremity mobility
Increased ______ is associated with CNS impairment
Stance time variability
______ is associated with sensory impairment
Decreased step width variability
Gait speed is a strong predictor for ___ and ___
Fall risk and disability
By age _____ gait speed declines at a rate of ____ per decade
60, 12-16
A person will be dependent on one or more ADLs with a gait speed of
Less than 1 mph
Optimal control of balance is maintained until age
60
After age 60 the ___ becomes less automatic
PCS
After age 60 there is a ___ increase in latency
50%
What is the least important of the three vestibular, somatosensory, and visual
Vestibular
The component of motor function controlled by vestibular system input is
Muscle activity
What are the four basic domains of fall assessment
Specific patterns and injuries, physical function and functional activity level, psychological consequences and their activity restrictions and health related quality of life
The screening tool for fall risk you should use for frail elderly
TGUG
The screening for fall risk you should use for a new patient
Morse fall scale
Two important cardiovascular symtoms that may cause a fall
Syncope and orthostatic hypotension
How do you measure supine and sitting BP
Measure BP and HR after they have been lying supine for 5 minutes, then measure again immediately after they stand and then again after 3 minutes of standing
The three medications most commonly associated with falls by community dwelling older adults
Benzodiazepines, beta blockers and diuretics