Hospitalization of unintentional fall injuries in Kuwait: a national database study
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Accidental falls are a major cause of morbidity placing pressure on hospital capacity and utilizing costly services. Evaluating the burden of falls is key for planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention strategies.
Islam Kamal Ibrahim, Fatima AlAsoomi
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Could Fire and Rescue Services identify older people at risk of falls? [PDF]
, 2011 Protecting or improving the efficiency and effectiveness of services while reducing costs in response to public sector funding reductions is a significant challenge for all public service organisations.
Anne H. Laybourne +8 more
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Unexplained falls are frequent in patients with fall-related injury admitted to Orthopaedic wards: the UFO Study (Unexplained Falls in Older patients) [PDF]
, 2013 To evaluate the incidence of unexplained falls in elderly patients affected by fall-related fractures admitted to orthopaedic wards, we recruited 246 consecutive patients older than 65 (mean age 82 \ub1 7 years, range 65-101).
Alessandro, Morrione +13 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 +10 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 +4 more
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Physical activity and accidental falls in senior center users [PDF]
, 2011 Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Depto. de EnfermagemUNIFESP, EPM, Depto.
Valim-Rogatto, Priscila Carneiro
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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 +2 more
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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. +1 more
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Comparative Study of the Accuracy of At-Point Clinical Frailty Scale and Morse Fall Scale in Identifying High-Risk Fall Patients among Hospitalized Adults [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023 Background Falls are a major concern among hospitalized adults, and it is essential to identify high-risk patients to prevent falls. This retrospective cohort study conducted at the Asan Medical Center, Korea, compared the screening abilities of the at ...
Sunghwan Ji +10 more
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Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2003 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the number of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances, admissions to hospital, and the associated costs as a result of unintentional falls in older people. DESIGN: Analysis of national databases for cost of illness. SETTING:
Chaplin, S., Legood, R., Scuffham, P.
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