Furthermore, falls have multi-factorial causes [ 33].
Furthermore, falls in older persons are often experienced during activities of daily living [ 7, 8].
Furthermore, falls can contribute to the placement of an older person into institutional care [ 28].
Furthermore, falls may lead to fear of falling with subsequent activity restriction [ 22, 23], prolonged hospital stay [ 24], and legal liability [ 25].
Furthermore, fall risk was assessed by the interdisciplinary geriatric care team (physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists) of the Department for Geriatric Medicine at Braunschweig Medical Center in Germany.
Furthermore, falls may be due to the sum of multiple impairments (i.e., fatigue and spasticity), which were not included in the current study.
Furthermore, falls ranked sixth on the list of JCI sentinel events in 2012, with 477 notifications [ 5], a position among the most common adverse events it has held for the past three years [ 5].
Furthermore, falls are among the main causes of diminished functioning and hospitalisation [ 3, 4].
Furthermore, falls are associated with reduced participation, reduced functional ability and fear of falling [ 6, 10, 12].
Furthermore, falls are the leading cause of fractures (8), and fractures are more common in those with diabetes (9– 13).
