Potentially modifiable risk factors of frailty in community-dwelling older fallers

• Main Author: Toh, Wen Shien
• Other Authors: Laura Tay
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/72644
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background and Aim: Falls in the older adult are associated with significant morbidity, functional decline and institutionalization. As the population ages, falls are likely to increase in incidence. Thus, prevention is a key public health objective. Frailty, given its association with increased fa...