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International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Research

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Article http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijcemr.2024.07.002

Controlled Study of Multidisciplinary Team Decision-making Intervention to Prevent Falls in the Elderly

Ping Wang, Lei Zhang, Hong Yin, Jingya Kan, Lei Wang, Yue Lang, Enze Wang*

Beijing No.6 Hospital, Beijing 100007, China.

*Corresponding author: Enze Wang

Published: July 31,2024

Abstract

Objective: Falls in elderly adults have become a leading cause of injury in the elderly. This study investigated the effect of the combined application of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and multidisciplinary team decision-making intervention in the prevention of elderly falls. Methods: 94 elderly patients admitted to the Department of Geriatrics of the Beijing No.6 Hospital from January 2022 to January 2023 were selected and divided into study groups and comfort groups by the randomized number table. After the inpatient fall risk assessment (Morse scale) was performed on both groups, the comfort group was given the conventional treatment, and the study group was evaluated though Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), and mul-tidisciplinary team decision-making interventions were given to the patients for the problems they had. After 6 months of observation, the changes in the incidence of falls and the fall risk scores of the patients in the two groups were compared. Results: At the time of admission, the detection rate of fall risk was similar between the comfort group and study group (p>0.1); through CGA assessment guided multidisciplinary team decision-making intervention for 6 months, the detection rate of fall risk in the study group decreased significantly (p<0.05), and lower than that in comfort group (p<0.05). The incidence of falls in the study group was significantly lower than that of the comfort group at the end of the 6 months (p<0.05). Conclusion: Multidisciplinary team decision-making intervention guided by Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment can effectively reduce the risk of falls and the incidence of falls in the elderly. Highlights: In this study, a program of multidisciplinary team decision-making intervention for the prevention of falls in the elderly reduced the recurrence of falls in patients over a 6-month period. We hope to apply this program to more elderly patients and improve the quality of life of the elderly.

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How to cite this paper

Controlled Study of Multidisciplinary Team Decision-making Intervention to Prevent Falls in the Elderly

How to cite this paper: Ping Wang, Lei Zhang, Hong Yin, Jingya Kan, Lei Wang, Yue Lang, Enze Wang. (2024) Controlled Study of Multidisciplinary Team Decision-making Intervention to Prevent Falls in the Elderly. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Research8(3), 379-384.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijcemr.2024.07.002