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Fall Risk Assessment of Elderly Community-Dwelling Individuals [PDF]

, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Falls in the elderly population occur quite frequently, which happens to be a major factor that threatens their independence. Due to this, many older individuals are admitted into nursing-homes once the dependency status gets to be too much.
Griffin, Jha'Meisheia
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Use of personal call alarms among community-dwelling older people. [PDF]

, 2012
Having a fall and then lying on the floor for an hour or more is known as a ‘long lie’, which are associated with serious injury and an elevated risk of admission to hospital, long-term care, and death.
Victor, C.R., SAMUEL R. NYMAN, Nyman, S.R., CHRISTINA R. VICTOR   +3 more
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A risk profile for identifying community-dwelling elderly with a highrisk of recurrent falling: results of a 3-year prospective study [PDF]

, 2006
Introduction: The aim of the prospective study reported here was to develop a risk profile that can be used to identify community-dwelling elderly at a high risk of recurrent falling.
Bouter, L. M., Tromp, E. A.M., Stel, V.S., Pluym, S.M.F., Lips, P.T.A.M., Bouter, L.M.; id_orcid, Pluijm, S. M.F., Tromp, A.M., Stel, V. S., Deeg, D.J.H., Bouter, L.M., Smit, J. H., Deeg, D. J.H., Smit, J.H., Lips, P.   +14 more
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Association of day length and weather conditions with physical activity levels in older community dwelling people [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Weather is a potentially important determinant of physical activity. Little work has been done examining the relationship between weather and physical activity, and potential modifiers of any relationship in older people. Wetherefore examined
McMurdo, Marion E. T., Falko F Sniehotta, Donnan, Peter T, Vadiveloo, Thenmalar, Miles D Witham, Crombie, Iain K, Witham, Miles D, Crombie, Iain K., McMurdo Marion E. T., Witham, Miles D., Donnan Peter T., Vadiveloo Thenmalar, Sniehotta Falko F., Sniehotta, Falko F., Donnan, Peter T.; id_orcid, Feng Zhiqiang, McMurdo, Marion E T, Iain K Crombie, Peter T Donnan, Crombie Iain K., Marion E T McMurdo, Thenmalar Vadiveloo, Feng, Zhiqiang, Sniehotta, Falko F, Zhiqiang Feng, Witham Miles D.   +25 more
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How are falls and fear of falling associated with objectively measured physical activity in a cohort of community-dwelling older men? [PDF]

, 2014
Falls affect approximately one third of community-dwelling older adults each year and have serious health and social consequences. Fear of falling (FOF) (lack of confidence in maintaining balance during normal activities) affects many older adults ...
Morris, RW, Claudio Sartini, Whincup, PH, S Goya Wannamethee, Morris, Richard W, Kendrick, Denise, Kerse, N, Lucy T Lennon, Ngaire Kerse, Kerse, Ngaire, Kendrick, D, Sartini, Claudio, Lennon, Lucy T, Morris, Richard W., Sartini, C, Trost, Stewart, Wannamethee, SG, Lennon, Lucy T., Jefferis, Barbara J, Richard W Morris, Jefferis, BJ, Barbara J Jefferis, Whincup, Peter H, Ash, S, Iliffe, S, Jefferis, Barbara J., Ash, Sarah, Wannamethee, S Goya, Stewart Trost, Denise Kendrick, Iliffe, Steve, Trost, S, Sarah Ash, Lennon, LT, Steve Iliffe, Peter H Whincup, Whincup, Peter H.   +36 more
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Factors related to mental health and hearing in community-dwelling elderly [PDF]

, 2018
2018-05The purpose of this study was to clarify the factors related to mental health and hearing in community- dwelling elderly. Elderly participants in a project to prevent long-term care need were given a self- administered questionnaire and tested by ...
Nabeshima, Sumiyo, Yamada, Kiyomi
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Overlap of Physical, Cognitive, and Social Frailty Affects Ikigai in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults

, 2022
This study aimed to investigate whether the overlap of physical, cognitive, and social frailty affects Ikigai in community-dwelling Japanese older adults. Participants were 116 community-dwelling older adult Japanese men and women.
Tsujishita, Soma, Masaki Nagamatsu, Sanada, Kiyoshi, Soma Tsujishita, Nagamatsu, Masaki, Kiyoshi Sanada   +5 more
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Association between Self-rated Health and Frailty among Community-dwelling Older Adults: the Moderating Role of Apathy [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2023
Background Previous studies have shown that self-rated health would be used as a simple assessment indicator for frailty, and individuals with poor self-rated health status are at higher risk of frailty. However, the association between self-rated health
TAO Lu, LI Sha, DING Yaping, ZONG Qianxing, GAO Shiying, NIE Zuoting, CHEN Long, WU Yan, YANG Rumei
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Experience of Community Health Services for Home-dwelling Old Adults: a Qualitative Study [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background The family-centered and community-based community home-based elderly care has gradually become the main trend in the context of increased population aging in China. As an important component of the primary care service system, community health
WANG Jiangyue, JIN Xue, YUAN Tongling, TANG Zongbao, LUO Xiaolu, YANG Mei, CHEN Hong, CHI Chunhua
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Falls self-efficacy and falls incidence in community-dwelling older people: The mediating role of coping [PDF]

, 2017
© 2018 International Psychogeriatric Association. Background: A cognitive behavioral model predicts that coping responses mediate the relationship between falls related psychological concerns and falls incidence, in community-dwelling older people.
Christine C. Loft, Kneebone, II, Loft, C., Fergal W. Jones, Jones, FW, Loft, CC, Ian I. Kneebone, Jones, F., Kneebone, I.   +8 more
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