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Accidental falls, health-related quality of life and life satisfaction: A prospective study of the general elderly population

open access: greenArchives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print), 2013
Magnus Stenhagen   +3 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Risk factors for accidental falls during pregnancy – a systematic literature review

open access: yesJournal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2021
Introduction Falls during pregnancy occur in 25–27% of women and can cause serious harm to both the mother and the fetus. The objective of this systematic review was to identify intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falls during pregnancy by reviewing
Ivana Hrvatin, D. Rugelj
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Yoga implications for preventing accidental falls in older adults: a systematic review

open access: yesFisioterapia 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Could Fire and Rescue Services identify older people at risk of falls? [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Unexplained falls are frequent in patients with fall-related injury admitted to Orthopaedic wards: the UFO Study (Unexplained Falls in Older patients) [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Syndromic Surveillance Data for Accidental Fall Injury

open access: yesOnline 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
openaire   +3 more sources

Physical activity and accidental falls in senior center users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Depto. de EnfermagemUNIFESP, EPM, Depto.
Valim-Rogatto, Priscila Carneiro
core   +3 more sources

Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +2 more sources

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