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Accidental falls in middle-aged women. [PDF]

Rev Saude Publica, 2020
OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência de quedas acidentais em mulheres e identificar possíveis associações de variáveis sociodemográficas, clínicas e de hábitos de vida com as quedas, em 2007 e 2014. MÉTODOS: Foram realizados dois estudos transversais, em 2007 e 2014, dentro do Projeto de Saúde de Pindamonhangaba (PROSAPIN), com mulheres com idades variando ...
Stolt LROG, Kolish DV, Cardoso MRA, Tanaka C, Vasconcelos EFS, Pereira EC, Dellú MC, Pereira WMP, Aldrighi JM, Schmitt ACB.   +9 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 divided into aspects of fall prevention and its consequences.
Seo Y, Kim K, Kim JS.
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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, Homann B, Ivanic G, Urbanic-Purkart T.   +3 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, Imagama S, Inagaki Y, Suzuki Y, Ando K, Nishida Y, Nagao Y, Ishiguro N.   +7 more
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Renal disease and accidental falls: a review of published evidence. [PDF]

BMC Nephrol, 2015
The pathogenesis of falling is complex, and identification of risk factors may be essential for prevention. The relationship between renal disease and falls is unclear, and the goal of this study was to collect the available evidence and investigate the relationship between accidental falls and renal dysfunction.Electronic searches were performed in ...
López-Soto PJ, De Giorgi A, Senno E, Tiseo R, Ferraresi A, Canella C, Rodríguez-Borrego MA, Manfredini R, Fabbian F.   +8 more
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Syndromic Surveillance Data for Accidental Fall Injury

Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2021
Background:Fall injuries (FI) are a priority for public health planning. Syndromic surveillance (SS) is used to detect outbreaks, environmental exposures, and bioterrorism in real time. Since information is gathered on patients, the utility of using this system for FI should be evaluated.
Donald E, Brannen, Melissa, Howell, Ashley, Steveley, Jeff, Webb, Deidre, Owsley   +4 more
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Stürze im Alter

Praxis, 2014
Stürze im Alter sind häufig und gehen mit erhöhter Mortalität und Morbidität einher. Neuere Konzepte stellen die Erfassung und Bekämpfung der intrinsischen Risikofaktoren in den Vordergrund. Muskelschwäche, Gangstörungen und Gleichgewichtsstörungen stellen die wichtigsten Risikofaktoren dar.
Niklas B. Heinimann, Reto W. Kressig
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Accidental falling in community-dwelling elderly with chronic kidney disease [PDF]

International Urology and Nephrology, 2018
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association between a decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and accidental falling in elderly patients who visited the day clinic of the department of geriatric medicine of the University of Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU).A cross-sectional analysis with people aged ≥ 65 years of the ...
Namiko A. Goto, Marije E. Hamaker, Hanna C. Willems, Marianne C. Verhaar, Mariëlle H. Emmelot-Vonk   +4 more
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Impact of mobile phone use on accidental falls risk in young adult pedestrians. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Pelicioni PHS, Chan LLY, Shi S, Wong K, Kark L, Okubo Y, Brodie MA.   +6 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]

Neuropsychopharmacol Rep, 2022
Shimizu Y, Taga M, Takahashi Y, Yamamoto Y, Masauji T.   +4 more
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