Accidental falls, health-related quality of life and life satisfaction: A prospective study of the general elderly population [PDF]
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print), 2013 Magnus Stenhagen +3 more
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Falls in older adults: a practical approach
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Background: Falls are a major problem in public health since they are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. To evaluate the risk of fall and prescribe preventive interventions may be a challenging task.
Cristiana Borges Pereira +1 more
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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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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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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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Step length after discrete perturbation predicts accidental falls and fall-related injury in elderly people with a range of peripheral neuropathy [PDF]
Journal of diabetes and its complications, 2013 Lara Allet +4 more
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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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Falls in Parkinson's disease: the impact of disease progression, treatment, and motor complications [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2022 . The prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) tends to increase worldwide in the coming decades. Thus, the incidence of falls is likely to increase, with a relevant burden on the health care system.
Danielle Pessoa Lima +11 more
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RISK FACTORS OF FALLING IN THE PERSON WITH CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação, 2020 Background: Stroke is one of the main causes of disability, causing changes that are manifested in a restriction of the person's functionality, contributing to an increase of accidental falls. The identification of risk factors by the Nurse Specialist in
Miguel Horta +5 more
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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 +5 more
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