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Systematic causality mapping of factors leading to accidental falls of older adults. [PDF]

Public Health Pract (Oxf), 2020
Zhu H, Hu K, Liu S, Kim HC, Wang Y, Xue Q.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of an Early Intervention in Mild Hyponatremia to Prevent Accidental Falls in Hospitalized Older Adults-A Crossover Ecological Clinical Trial. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Lobo-Rodríguez C, Pedraz-Marcos A, Velarde-García JF, Calderari Fernández E, Gadea-Cedenilla C, Medina-Torres M, Moro-Tejedor MN, Sánchez García L, García-Pozo AM.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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
openaire   +4 more sources

Basic mobility, accidental falls, and lifetime physical activity among rural and urban community-dwelling older adults: a population-based study in Northern Iceland. [PDF]

Int J Circumpolar Health, 2022
Arnadottir SA, Einarsdottir L, Sigurdardottir AK.   +2 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Postural Balance in the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relationship to Accidental Falls

, 2016
This study analyzed postural balance in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment and its relationship to accidental falls. A quantitative and quasi-experimental method was used in a sample of 43 elderlies between 64 and 88 years old, mostly females ...
Josélia Braz dos Santos Ferreira, Selma Petra Chaves Sá, Rosimere Ferreira Santana, Ana Maria Domingos, Juliana Peres da Costa Pereira, Luciana Krauss Rezende   +5 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Dizziness and unstable gait in the older adults are associated with vestibular hypofunction, muscle dysfunction and sleep disturbance: impact on prevention of accidental falls. [PDF]

BMC Geriatr
Ikeda K, Tanaka K, Tajima S, Takakura T, Sugihara M, Ono K.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Risk Factors for new accidental falls in elderly patients at traumatology ambulatory center

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2015
OBJECTIVE To identify the risks factors for new accidental falls in elderly patients attended in the Traumatology Ambulatory of a University hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODOLOGY Quantitative study of the type of multiple cases.
Daiane Porto Gautério, Bruna Zortea, Silvana Sidney Costa Santos, Bárbara da Silva Tarouco, Manuel José Lopes, César Fonseca   +5 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Frequency and Patterns of Unintentional Injuries among Children Aged Less than 14 Years in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: Unintentional injuries occur very frequently in the paediatric age group. The major causes leading to unintentional injuries, such as poisoning, fires, drowning, and accidents, can vary according to age.
V Sivagamasundari, S Appandraj, T Parvathy Devi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The need for uniform quality reporting across post-acute care rehabilitation settings: an examination of accidental falls. [PDF]

J Am Geriatr Soc, 2015
Mallinson T, Leland NE, Chan TH.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Changing trend in mortality of accidental falls among Chinese residents, 2004 – 2018: a surveillance data analysis

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
ObjectiveTo examine the mortality of accidental falls and its variation trend among Chinese residents during 2004 – 2018 for providing evidences to the development of prevention strategies on accidental falls.
Dan-dan LIU, Qian-yu ZHOU, Hui-min LIU
doaj   +1 more source