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Preventing falls among older people with mental health problems: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2014
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work ...
Narayanan, V, Humphrey, D, Simpson, Charles Melvyn, Victor, Christina, Narayanan, Venkat, Humphrey, Deborah, Dickinson, Angela, Angela Dickinson, Bunn, Frances, Frances Bunn, Griffiths, Caroline, Victor, C, Wendy Martin, Simpson, C, Martin, W, Deborah Humphrey, Martin, Wendy, Caroline Griffiths, Charles Simpson, Bunn, F, Griffiths, C, Dickinson, A, Venkat Narayanan, Christina Victor   +23 more
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Complications and Socioeconomic Costs Associated With Falls in the Elderly Population [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018
ObjectiveTo explore the incidence, characteristics, complications and socioeconomic impacts associated with falls in community-dwelling elderly.MethodsFrom September 1, 2015 to October 12, 2015, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted involving a ...
Yeong Guk Lee, Seung Chan Kim, Misoo Chang, Eunwoo Nam, Seul Gi Kim, Sung-il Cho, Dong Hee Ryu, Sin Kam, Bo Youl Choi, Si-Bog Park, Mi Jung Kim   +10 more
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Are wearable devices effective for preventing and detecting falls: an umbrella review (a review of systematic reviews)

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Falls are a common and serious health issue facing the global population, causing an estimated 646,000 deaths per year globally. Wearable devices typically combine accelerometers, gyroscopes and even barometers; using the data collected and ...
Daniel Joseph Warrington, Elizabeth Jane Shortis, Paula Jane Whittaker   +2 more
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Assessment of Gait Speed and Timed Up and Go Measures as Predictors of Falls in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2021
Background: Older breast cancer survivors are at an increased risk of loss of postural balance and accidental falls, however, the ability of clinical mobility measures to predict falls has not been determined. The purpose of this study was to examine the
Jennifer Blackwood PT, Ph.D., Kateri Rybicki B.S.   +1 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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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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Prevent construction falls from roofs, ladders, and scaffolds [PDF]

Falls are the leading cause of construction worker deaths on the job. This fact sheet gives recommendations, reports, and resources to help employers, safety professionals, and workers prevent fall injuries and deaths from roofs, ladders, and ...

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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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