Risk factors and prediction tools for falls in Parkinson's disease / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Parkinson's disease(PD)can lead to falls as the disease progresses, and falls increase the mortality of PD patients.Therefore, it is important to understand the risk factors for falls in PD and use prediction tools with high accuracy in order to predict falls and propose prevention strategies.This paper summarizes the risk factors for falls in Parkinson's disease and reviews studies evaluating the accuracy of prediction tools for falls, with the aim of providing help in clinical practice.