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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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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Accidental Falls in Patients with Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y), 2022 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 sufficient understanding of the role of falls in hyperkinetic movement disorders (HKMDs).
Homann CN +3 more
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Risk assessment of accidental falls in patients taking trazodone, quetiapine, or risperidone for insomnia: A single‐center, case–control study [PDF]
Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2022 Aim No consensus has been reached on the association between the risk of falls and antipsychotic and antidepressant drug use. In this study, we evaluated the risk of falls with trazodone, risperidone, and quetiapine, which are recommended for use at ...
Yoshihito Shimizu +4 more
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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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Falls, non-accidental falls and syncope in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: Implications for cardiovascular assessment. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To calculate the prevalence of all falls, non-accidental falls and syncope in an older population and characterize cardiovascular risk profiles.Prospective, longitudinal cohort study.The first two waves of data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Jaspreet Bhangu +4 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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Bibliometric Analysis on Research Trend of Accidental Falls in Older Adults by Using Citespace-Focused on Web of Science Core Collection (2010-2020). [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 The present study aimed to identify the trends in research on accidental falls in older adults over the last decade. The MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) and entry terms were applied in the Web of Science Core Collection.
Chen B, Shin S.
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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 divided into aspects of fall prevention and its consequences.
Seo Y, Kim K, Kim JS.
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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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