[Clinical application of the "Stop walking while talking test". Relationship with geriatric assessment parameters and other tests of balance and gait].

Objective: To assess the relationship between the Stop Walking While Talking (SWWT) test and some parameters of the geriatric assessment, as well as other tests of balance and gait.

Patients And Methods: A prospective, observational and cross-sectional study conducted on 108 patients (62% women), with a mean age of 80.5±8.

[Changes in the incidence of falls in an intermediate and long-term care center].

Introduction: The characteristics of falls in older patients admitted to an institution in 2 different periods.

Material And Methods: We performed a prospective study of falls among inpatients admitted to an intermediate and long-term care center. Age, sex, Barthel index, main diagnoses, medication at the time of the fall, place, the shift when the fall occurred, lighting, characteristics of the floor, the use of walking aids and/or restraints, the kind of shoes worn, and activity at the moment of the fall were registered.