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Falls

Comparing the cost-effectiveness of the Otago Exercise Programme among older women and men: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Jennifer C. Davis, Chun Liang Hsu, Cindy Barha, Deborah A. Jehu, Patrick Chan, Cheyenne Ghag, Patrizio Jacova, Cassandra Adjetey, Larry Dian, Naaz Parmar, Kenneth Madden, Teresa Liu-Ambrose

published 20 Apr 2022

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4000ers of the Alps–So beautiful, so dangerous: An analysis of falls in the Swiss Alps between 2009–2020

Benedikt Gasser, Fabian Schwendinger

published 06 Apr 2022

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Step-to-step variability indicates disruption to balance control when linking the arms and legs during treadmill walking

Daisey Vega, Helen J. Huang, Christopher J. Arellano

published 23 Mar 2022

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Quantifying the effect of sagittal plane joint angle variability on bipedal fall risk

Amy Mitchell, Anne E. Martin

published 26 Jan 2022

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Effects of weather and moon phases on emergency medical use after fall injury: A population-based nationwide study

Min Ah Yuh, Kisung Kim, Seon Hee Woo, Sikyoung Jeong, Juseok Oh, Jinwoo Kim, Sungyoup Hong

published 31 Dec 2021

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Disinvestment in the presence of uncertainty: Description of a novel, multi-group, disinvestment trial design and protocol for an application to reduce or cease use of mobilisation alarms for preventing falls in hospitals

Terry P. Haines, Mari Botti, Natasha Brusco, Lisa O’Brien, Bernice Redley, Kelly-Ann Bowles, Alison Hutchinson, Debra Mitchell, Joanna Jellett, Kate Steen, Leanne Boyd, Melinda Webb-St Mart, Melissa Raymond, Peter Hunter, Phillip Russo, Rachel Bonnici, Dai Pu, Samantha Sevenhuysen, Vicki Davies, Ronald Shorr

published 30 Dec 2021

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The epidemiology of falls in Portugal: An analysis of hospital admission data

Filipa Sampaio, Paulo Nogueira, Raquel Ascenção, Adriana Henriques, Andreia Costa

published 22 Dec 2021

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In vivo soft tissue compressive properties of the human hand

Victoria Spartacus, Maedeh Shojaeizadeh, Vincent Raffault, James Shoults, Ken Van Wieren, Carolyn J. Sparrey

published 13 Dec 2021

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Universal thermal climate index associations with mortality, hospital admissions, and road accidents in Bavaria

Wael Ghada, Nicole Estrella, Donna P. Ankerst, Annette Menzel

published 17 Nov 2021

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Healthcare spending in U.S. emergency departments by health condition, 2006–2016

Kirstin Woody Scott, Angela Liu, Carina Chen, Alexander S. Kaldjian, Amber K. Sabbatini, Herbert C. Duber, Joseph L. Dieleman

published 27 Oct 2021

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Accuracy of Kinovea software in estimating body segment movements during falls captured on standard video: Effects of fall direction, camera perspective and video calibration technique

Nataliya Shishov, Karam Elabd, Vicki Komisar, Helen Chong, Stephen N. Robinovitch

published 25 Oct 2021

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Urinary urgency acts as a source of divided attention leading to changes in gait in older adults with overactive bladder

William Gibson, Allyson Jones, Kathleen Hunter, Adrian Wagg

published 04 Oct 2021

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Current changes in the epidemiology of fall-related injuries in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates

Arif Alper Cevik, David O. Alao, Hani O. Eid, Michal Grivna, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

published 16 Sep 2021

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