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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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Mortality caused by accidental falls among the elderly: a time series analysis

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
Introduction : The worldwide increase in the elderly population has highlighted the importance of accidental falls and their consequences.Objective: To perform time-trend analysis of the mortality rate from accidental falls in (1) the city of ...
Danielle Ledur Antes, Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider, Eleonora d'Orsi   +2 more
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Accidental falls in the elderly and their relation with functional capacity [PDF]

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2012
AIM: This study aimed to determinate the prevalence of falls in the elderly and its relationship with the functional capacity. METHOD: This is an epidemiological and cross-sectional study; a two-stage cluster sample of 240 male and female subjects aged over 60 years was used. Data were collected from November 2010 to February 2011.
Fhon, Jack Roberto Silva, Fabrício-Wehbe, Suzele Cristina Coelho, Vendruscolo, Thais Ramos Pereira, Stackfleth, Renata, Marques, Sueli, Rodrigues, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani   +5 more
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Characteristics of falls in elderly persons residing in the community: a population-based study

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2017
Object: to examine the characteristics to the last fall of Brazilian elderly persons who experienced falls in 2008 and 2009, and to identify if there is a relationship with sociodemographic characteristics, physical health, comorbidities, clinical ...
Suzana Albuquerque de Moraes, Wuber Jefferson Sousa Soares, Lygia Paccini Lustosa, Tereza Loffredo Bilton, Eduardo Ferrioli, Monica Rodrigues Perracini   +5 more
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Which test has better accuracy for screening for falls in community-dwelling older adults: handgrip strength or five-times sit-to-stand test? [PDF]

Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
Various instruments can be used to screen for falls in older adults, notably the five-times sit-to-stand test (5XSST) and handgrip strength (HGS). However, knowledge on which of the two presents greater predictive ability to identify an association with ...
Letícia Silvano Guimarães, Adriana Neto Parentoni, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda, Ana Lúcia Danielewicz, Núbia Carelli Pereira de Avelar   +5 more
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Passport to Therapy

MedEdPORTAL, 2014
Introduction In 2010, a set of geriatrics competencies were outlined for internal medicine and family medicine residency programs to help guide their curriculum.
Quratulain Syed, Barbara Messinger-Rapport, Adrianne Shimek, Ronan Factora, Tara Horr   +4 more
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Assessment of risk factors associated with falls among the elderly in a municipality in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. A cross-sectional study

São Paulo Medical Journal, 2020
BACKGROUND: Falls among the elderly are one of the main public health problems that have direct consequences for their health. They reduce these individuals’ autonomy and functional independence.
Alba Rejane Gomes de Moura Rodrigues, José Cesar Assef, Carlos Bezerra de Lima   +2 more
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Prevention of falls in hospitalized patients—evaluation of the effectiveness of a monitoring system (Verso Vision) developed with artificial intelligence

Frontiers in Digital Health
IntroductionThe prevention of accidental falls in hospital is an important aspect of a healthcare management strategy, since they represent a relevant socio-economic problem.
Corrado Gervasi, Erik Perego, Francesca Galli, Valter Torri, Massimo Castoldi, Emilio Bombardieri   +5 more
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Characteristics of hospitalized accidental injuries in Yangpu District, Shanghai in 2021

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo analyze the data of hospitalized accidental injuries with registered residence in Yangpu District, Shanghai, to describe their characteristics, and to provide an evidence for formulating accidental injuries prevention and control strategies ...
SUN Qianhe, DAI Yin, LI Hui, ZHAO Jia
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Fall Awareness as a Determining Factor of This Event Among Elderly Community Residents [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
OBJECTIVES: To identify the prevalence of accidental falls among elderly persons in their homes, and to evaluate determining factors to that, including intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors, as well as the awareness about falls, assessed by the Falls Risk
José Antonio Chehuen Neto, Igor Vilela Brum, Nícolas Augusto Coelho Braga, Gislaine Fernandes Gomes, Paula Liziero Tavares, Rafael Teixeira Costa Silva, Igor Malheiros Assad, Renato Erothildes Ferreira   +7 more
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