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fall risk1 CONSTRUCTFall riskTINETTI · GERIATRIC MEDICINE

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Geriatric medicine

the likelihood that an older person will fall, which rises with the number of accumulated risk factors such as sedative use, cognitive impairment and gait or balance problems.

In geriatric medicine, fall risk refers to the likelihood that an older person will fall, which rises with the number of accumulated risk factors such as sedative use, cognitive impairment and gait or balance problems. This meaning comes from Tinetti (1988) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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  1. Tinetti, M. E., Speechley, M., & Ginter, S. F. (1988). Risk Factors for Falls among Elderly Persons Living in the Community. New England Journal of Medicine, 319(26), 1701-1707. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198812293192604

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