Age and ageing
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Which factors are associated with fear of falling in community-dwelling older people?
fear of falling (FOF) is common in older people and associated with serious physical and psychosocial consequences. Identifying those at risk of FOF can help target interventions to both prevent falls and reduce FOF. ⋯ a range of factors identify those with FOF. A simpler model performs as well as a more complex model containing functional assessments and could be used in primary care to identify those at risk of FOF, who could benefit from falls prevention interventions.
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Multicenter Study
Specialty experience in geriatric medicine is associated with a small increase in knowledge of delirium.
delirium is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Understanding of delirium among doctors in medical and ICU settings has previously been shown to be low. We hypothesised that junior doctors who had gained experience in geriatrics, neurology or psychiatry may have an increased knowledge of delirium. ⋯ experience in geriatric medicine leads to a small improvement in understanding of delirium among junior doctors.