Dementia Risk Factors
New dementia risk factors research from School of Nursing described
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 14th, 2009
Scientists discuss in 'Fall risk factors in older people with dementia or cognitive impairment: a systematic review' new findings in dementia. According to recent research from Germany, "This paper is a report of a review conducted to identify and summarize specific risk factors for falls in older people with dementia or cognitive impairments as documented by prospective or case-control studies. People with dementia have a doubled to threefold risk for falls, but the reasons for this have not yet been fully explained."
"Several integrative literature reviews discuss possible specific fall risk factors. However, there is lack of a systematic evaluation of studies. The...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2009-05-14)
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