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Dr. Carmen Stephens; Dr. Kelly Henrichs; Dr. Aimee Luna; Dr. Dora Cheung

References

References:

Introduction:

National Institute on Aging (2022). Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention. Accessed September 30, 2024 from
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/falls-and-fractures-older-adults-causes-and-prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). About Older Adult Fall Prevention. Accessed September 30, 2024 from https://www.cdc.gov/falls/about/index.html

Chapter 1:

Center for Disease Control (n.d) Staying Healthy Through Education and Intervention. Accessed September 23, 2024 from
https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/index.html

National Institute on Aging (2020). Maintaining mobility and preventing disability are key to living independently as we age. Accesssed September 20, 2024 from https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/maintaining-mobility-and-preventing-disability-are-key-living-independently-we-age

National Council on Aging (n.d). Fall Prevention. Accessed September 20, 2024 from
https://www.ncoa.org/older-adults/health/prevention/falls-prevention

Chapter 2:

Langhammer B, Bergland A, Rydwik E. (2018). The Importance of Physical Activity Exercise among Older People. Biomed Res Int. 5;2018:7856823. doi: 10.1155/2018/7856823. PMID: 30627571; PMCID: PMC6304477.

Tiedemann, A., & Sherrington, C. (2017). Exercise to maximise postural control and reduce the risk of falls in older age. Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults: The Role of Aging and Movement Disorders, 279-290.

Chapter 3:

Singh, R.R. & Maurya, P. (2022). Visual impairment and falls among older adults and elderly: evidence from longitudinal study of aging in India. BMC Public Health. BMC Public Health. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14697-2

National Eye Institute (2023). At a Glance: Presbyopia. Accessed Sept 23 from https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/presbyopia#:~:text=It%20happens%20because%20the%20lens,older%20%E2%80%94%20usually%20after%20age%2045.

Chapter 4:

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Keep on Your Feet – Preventing Older Adult Falls. March 24, 2023. Accessed March 22, 2024. Keep on Your Feet—Preventing Older Adult Falls | Features | Injury Center | CDC

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. STEADI – Older Adult Fall Prevention. Guide for Community Pharmacists. 2020. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/pdf/steadi-implementation-plan-508.pdf

Seppala LJ, Petrovic M, Ryg J, Bahat G, Topinkova E, Szczerbińska K, van der Cammen TJM, Hartikainen S, Ilhan B, Landi F, Morrissey Y, Mair A, Gutiérrez-Valencia M, Emmelot-Vonk MH, Mora MÁC, Denkinger M, Crome P, Jackson SHD, Correa-Pérez A, Knol W, Soulis G, Gudmundsson A, Ziere G, Wehling M, O’Mahony D, Cherubini A, van der Velde N. STOPPFall (Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in older adults with high fall risk): a Delphi study by the EuGMS Task and Finish Group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs. Age Ageing. 2021 Jun 28;50(4):1189-1199.

American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® Update Expert Panel. American Geriatrics Society 2023 updated AGS Beers Criteria® for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jul;71(7):2052-2081.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023). Medications can be linked to injuries as we age. Accessed March 22, 2024. Medications can be linked to injuries as we age (cdc.gov)

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2017). Medications Linked to falls. Accessed March 22, 2024. Fact Sheet Medications Linked To Falls (cdc.gov)

National Institute on Aging. The Dangers of Polypharmacy and the Case for Deprescribing in Older Adults. August 24, 2021. Accessed April 2, 2024. The dangers of polypharmacy and the case for deprescribing in older adults | National Institute on Aging (nih.gov)

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Postural Hypotension. 2017. Accessed April 5, 2024. Postural Hypotension What it is & How to Manage it (cdc.gov)

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Keep a Record of Your Medicines. 2024. Accessed April 5, 2024. Keep a Record of Your Medicines (consumermedsafety.org)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Conduct Brown Bag Medicine Reviews: Tool 8. Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition. February 2024. Accessed April 2, 2024. Conduct Brown Bag Medicine Reviews: Tool 8 | Agency for Healthcare Research nd Quality (ahrq.gov)

National Institute on Aging. Taking Medicines Safely as You Age. September 22,2022. Accessed April 2, 2024. Taking Medicines Safely as You Age | National Institute on Aging (nih.gov)

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Storing and Disposing Medicines. Accessed April 2, 2024. Storing and Disposing of Your Medicine (consumermedsafety.org)

United States Food and Drug Administration. Drug Disposal: Drug Take Back Locations. October 27, 2022. Accessed April 2, 2024. Drug Disposal: Drug Take Back Locations | FDA

United States Food and Drug Administration. Drug Disposal: Dispose “Non-Flush List” Medicine in Trash. December 20, 2018. Accessed April 2, 2024. Drug Disposal: Dispose “Non-Flush List” Medicine in Trash | FDA

United States Food and Drug Administration. Drug Disposal: FDA’s Flush List for Certain Medicines. October 1, 2020. Accessed April 2, 2024. Drug Disposal: FDA’s Flush List for Certain Medicines | FDA

Chapter 5:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.) STEADI: Patient and Caregiver Resources. Accessed October 1, 2024 from https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/patient-resources/index.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/steadi/pdf/steadi-brochure-checkforsafety-508.pdf

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