What are the Two falls risk factors that are consistently identified in the literature
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Virtual Reality and Fall Risk A study was conducted to assess whether 5 weeks of training with virtual reality (VR) can reduce the risk of falls in adults. Thirty-four older adults underwent 15 VR training sessions consisting of walking on a treadmill with a VR simulation. At the end of the VR training program, participants showed improved mobility and gait speed. In the abstract the authors conclude that "[t]readmill training with VR appears to be an effective and practical clinical tool to improve mobility and reduce falls in older adults." Do these results indicate that VR training can cause improvement in mobility and gait speed among older adults? What essential component of both controlled experiments and observational studies is missing from this study? (Source: Shema et al., "Improved mobility and reduced fall risk in older adults after five weeks of virtual reality training," Journal of Alternative Medical Research, $9(2), 171-175 .)$
fall prevention ?
Sheryl E.
Falls are extremely dangerous for the elderly; in fact many deaths are associated with such falls. Some preventative measures are possible, and it would be very useful to have ways to predict which people are at greatest risks for falls. One doctor noticed that some patients stopped walking when they started to talk, and she thought that the reason might be that it might be a challenge for these people to do more than two things at once. She hypothesized that this might be a cue for future risks, such as for falling, and this led to a study of 58 elderly patients in a nursing home. Of these 58 people, 12 stopped walking to talk, while the rest did not. Of the people who stopped walking to talk, 10 had a fall in the next six months. Of the other 46, 11 had a fall in that same time period. What is the odds ratio of this relationship?
Joanna Q.
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