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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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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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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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 and associated factors among the elderly in Thailand: a national cross-sectional study in 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2017 [PDF]
Journal of Health Research, 2022 Purpose – This study assesses the prevalence of accidental falls in Thailand's older adult population and the contingent influences surrounding this prevalence.
Pattaraporn Khongboon +1 more
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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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Risk of Accidental Falls Among Informal Caregivers [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Informal caregiving has increased over recent decades. Caregivers may face an increased risk of accidental falls because of care tasks or their consequences, such as fatigue.
Ayako Hiyoshi +4 more
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Fatal Hip Fractures From Accidental Falls From a Ground-Level Fall. [PDF]
Acad Forensic PatholAccidental femur fractures in older adults are a public health concern with a considerably high rate of mortality and morbidity. We performed a retrospective review of all deaths reported to the Connecticut Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) over a 5-year period that involved a femur fracture resulting from a ground-level fall.
Taylor C, Ely SF, Gill JR.
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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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