Yoga implications for preventing accidental falls in older adults: a systematic review [PDF]
Fisioterapia em Movimento, 2022 Introduction: Studies have shown the importance of healthy habits in older adults, emphasizing physical activity or mobility for a better quality of life and to delay physical degeneration in this population.
Débora Francielly Silva +5 more
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Relationship between use of sleep medication and accidental falls during hospitalization. [PDF]
Nagoya J Med Sci, 2021 Falls are common in elderly patients, and prevention of fall is important for safety and for reduction of health care costs. Sleep medications are among many potential causes of fall.
Kobayashi K +5 more
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Mortality trends for accidental falls in older people in Spain, 2000-2015. [PDF]
BMC Geriatr, 2017 BackgroundAccidental falls in older people are a major public health problem but a relatively limited number of studies have analyzed the mortality trends from this cause.
Padrón-Monedero A +3 more
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Journal of Eta Maritime Science, 2022 Falling from a height is the major cause of death and injuries in shipyards and similar constructive industries. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the causes of occupational accidental falls in shipyards.
Abdullah Türk, Murat Özkök
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Prevention of falls in hospitalized patients—evaluation of the effectiveness of a monitoring system (Verso Vision) developed with artificial intelligence [PDF]
Frontiers in Digital HealthIntroductionThe 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 +5 more
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Toilet Assistive System Designed for the Reduction of Accidental Falls in the Bathroom Using Admittance Controller [PDF]
, 2017 This paper suggests an assistive system for the toilet with the objective of measuring human activities and to provide intelligent mechanical assistance to help seating and standing.
Martin J.-D. Otis +3 more
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Mortality caused by accidental falls among the elderly: a time series analysis
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2015 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 +2 more
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Analysis of the clinical features of 980 accidental pediatric injuries in the PICU [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the causes and clinical characteristics of 980 cases of accidental pediatric injuries admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to provide clinical evidence to support the prevention and reduction of ...
Yufan Yang +12 more
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Domiciliary environmental risk factors for accidental falls among community-living older persons: A prospective 12-month study [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Falls are common internationally among the elderly. This study examined domiciliary environmental risk factors attributable to accidental falls among community‐living older persons living in highrise buildings in Hong Kong.
K. Fong +5 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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