Accidental falls in middle-aged women [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2020 OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of accidental falls in women and to identify possible associations of sociodemographic, clinical and lifestyle variables with falls, in 2007 and 2014. METHODS Two cross-sectional studies were performed, in 2007 and
Lígia Raquel Ortiz Gomes Stolt +9 more
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Suicidal intent as a risk factor for mortality in high-level falls: a comparative study of suicidal and accidental falls [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2021 Objective Suicide is a major issue in South Korea, and falling is a common method of suicide. Further, accidental falls are a common cause of death. However, whether suicidal falls differ from accidental falls is inconclusive. This study aimed to compare
Byung Hee Kang, Kyoungwon Jung, Yo Huh
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Dysfunction in dynamic, but not static balance is associated with risk of accidental falls in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC Nephrology, 2022 Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD) have a high incidence of falls. Impairment of balance function is a risk factor for falls in the general elderly, and no report examining the association between balance ...
Nobuyuki Shirai +5 more
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Knowledge mapping and research trends of accidental falls in patients with Parkinson’s disease from 2003 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyBackgroundRecent years have witnessed a rapid growth in research on accidental falls in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). However, a comprehensive and systematic bibliometric analysis is still lacking.
Luya Shi, Luya Shi, Bongsook Yih
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Falls, non-accidental falls and syncope in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: Implications for cardiovascular assessment. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 ObjectivesTo calculate the prevalence of all falls, non-accidental falls and syncope in an older population and characterize cardiovascular risk profiles.DesignProspective, longitudinal cohort study.SettingThe first two waves of data from the Irish ...
Jaspreet Bhangu +4 more
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Incidence and characteristics of accidental falls in hospitalizations. [PDF]
Nagoya J Med Sci, 2017 Aging of the patient population has led to increased occurrence of accidental falls in acute care settings. The aim of this study is to survey the annual occurrence of falls in a university hospital, and to examine procedures to prevent fall. A total of 49,059 inpatients were admitted to our hospital from April 2015 to March 2016.
Kobayashi K +7 more
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Impact of mobile phone use on accidental falls risk in young adult pedestrians. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Background Mobile phone use is known to be a distraction to pedestrians, increasing their likelihood of crossing into oncoming traffic or colliding with other people. However, the effect of using a mobile phone to text while walking on gait stability and
Pelicioni PHS +6 more
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Accidental Falls in Patients with Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y), 2022 Background: The significance of falls and their repercussions in Parkinson’s disease has been extensively researched. However, despite potentially serious effects on health and quality of life and negative impact on the healthcare system, there is not a ...
Homann CN +3 more
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Differences in Trauma Injury Patterns and Severity Between Intentional and Accidental Falls From a Height: A Japanese Nationwide Trauma Database Study. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Background Fall from a height is a common cause of trauma requiring emergency care; in many cases, the trauma team needs to urgently develop the initial treatment strategy.
Terayama T +4 more
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Trends of Nursing Research on Accidental Falls: A Topic Modeling Analysis. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 This descriptive study analyzed 1849 international and 212 Korean studies to explore the main topics of nursing research on accidental falls. We extracted only nouns from each abstract, and four topics were identified through topic modeling, which were ...
Seo Y, Kim K, Kim JS.
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