Efficacy of Physical Exercises in Fall Prevention: A Case Report

Running head: Case Report: What Does the Research Say?
Case Report: What Does the Research Say?
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Introduction
Fall has always been one of the leading causes of the injuries occurring among the older
Americans. Most of the falls caused due to the complex factors like medications, environmental
conditions like slippery floors, lack of proper lighting, problems with balance and gait due to old
age (Edwards et al., 2016). However, some of the literary sources have suggested that exercise
regimen can actually strengthen muscles and helps in improving balance and gait.
This paper will discuss about a case related to fall in a clinical and will explore the
efficacy of physical exercises in fall prevention by the conduction of a rigorous literature review
and through synthesis of the evidences obtained by the literature search.
PICOT Question Template
Section 1: In this section provide one word to describe each section of your proposed PICOT question
P Population Vulnerable older adults
I Intervention Physical exercises
C Comparison No special interventions
O Outcome Reduced rate of falls
T Timeline Within 6 months
Section 2
PICOT Does physical exercise reduces the rate of falls in the vulnerable older adults within a
timeframe of six months, in clinical settings?
Section 3
Problem Statement Slips and falls are the leading cause of injury and morbidity in adults aged 65 and in
spite of interventions like environmental modifications and effective lighting has not
been much effective in preventing falls. Few literary sources have emphasized on the

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effectiveness exercises like Yoga an Tai chi. However, not much sources are
available to validate the statement
Section 4:
Purpose Statement The purpose of this research is to find out the effectiveness of physical exercises on
reducing the rate of falls among the older patients in a hospital settings.