Assessment of the risk of falls among elderly persons in primary care settings
About two-thirds of the examinees over the age of 75 had a high risk of falls, which indicates that family doctors should be more involved in fall prevention of elderly patients and constantly educate older patients and their families about it.
Authors
- Gordana Tešanović
- Larisa Gavran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6035-6496)
- Olivera Batić-Mujanović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1002-0692)
- Verica Petrović
- Suzana Savić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0677-6323)
- Goran Borjanović
Institutions
- University of Zenica (BA)
- Primary HealthCare (MT)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicinski Glasnik
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17392/1743-21-02
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00