ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2014
Anxiety after a fall in elderly subjects and subsequent risk of developing post traumatic stress disorder at two months. A pilot study.
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- Potentially inappropriate prescribing and falls-risk increasing drugs in people who have experienced a fall: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Global prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in the elderly population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Association between frailty and depression: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Science advances · 2023Pooled it
- Review
- Falls in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2020Review
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Psychological Distress among Older Adults Admitted to Hospitals After Fall Injuries in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Characteristics and outcomes of older adults presented to Spanish emergency departments after a fall.European geriatric medicine · 2018Article
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- Pro-Active Fall-Risk Management is Mandatory to Sustain in Hospital-Fall Prevention in Older Patients--Validation of the LUCAS Fall-Risk Screening in 2,337 Patients.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2015Article
- Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision.BMC emergency medicine · 2014Article
- A New Approach to Fear of Falls From Connections With the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Literature.Gerontology & geriatric medicineReview
- Posttraumatic stress symptoms in older adults hospitalized for fall injury.General hospital psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe psychological burden suffered by elderly subjects after a fall adds to rehabilitation difficulties. We hypothesised that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may be at the root of these psychological post-fall problems. The immediate psychological state was examined after 2 months post-fall in order to determine the prevalence of anxiety and PTSD and their possible correlates.
methodA single centre prospective survey including elderly subjects referred to an emergency department (ED) after a fall with a 2-month follow-up.
results30.5% of patients showed a significant level of anxiety after their fall and (26%) showed evidence supporting the presence of PTSD at 2-months. Immediate anxiety, ability to re-establish upright posture and a history of repeated falls were significant predictors of PTSD at 2-months.
conclusionpersistent psychological problems post fall may be related to PTSD which is significantly correlated to immediate anxiety. This study can be seen as a first step in patient characterisation, and predicts who may benefit from which of the various approaches of rehabilitation.
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