Elders Fall Risk Predictors

Abstract:The matter of falling plays an important role in the quality of older peoples’ life for which lots of tools that single vulnerable elders out. This study is to recognize and introduce these tools. Using key words regarding older people falling on Google Scholar, Wiley Blackwell, Pub Med databases, an expansive search on the articles of the year has been done, based on which this study is recognizing and introducing the fall risks predictors for elders. 101 articles related to the elder’s fall risk prediction were found. Having been studied; 32 of them were examining the fear of falling, 48 of them were looking at the physical performance, 25 of them were investigating the factors that cause falling, 2 of them were focused on physical performance, falling risk factors, and fear of falling, and the last two were focused falling risk factors and physical performance. From all the tools, Fast Evaluation of Mobility, Balance, and Fear (FEMBAF) and Fall risk screening Test (FRST) are overweighing others in case that they’re investigating probable factors of falling, physical performance status and fear of falling in elders. Keeping the importance of these tools in mind, further studies on the recognition and creation of these tools is highly necessary.