ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2013
Age-related changes in physical fall risk factors: results from a 3 year follow-up of community dwelling older adults in Tasmania, Australia.
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- Factors associated with falls in older adults: A secondary analysis of a 12-month randomized controlled trial.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2023Trial
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- Ground Kayak Paddling Exercise Improves Postural Balance, Muscle Performance, and Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Trial
- Multifactorial predictors of falls in older adults: a decade of data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The national and subnational burden of falls and its attributable risk factors among older adults in Iran from 1990 to 2021: findings from the global burden of disease study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic in Japan: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Association of Skeletal Muscle Energetics With Recurrent Falls in Older Adults Within the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Paid caregivers' experiences of falls prevention and care in China's senior care facilities: A phenomenological study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- The Predictive Validity and Clinical Application of Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) for Fall Risk Screening.Advances in geriatric medicine and research · 2022Article
- Long-Term Trends in Unintentional Fall Mortality in China: A Population-Based Age-Period-Cohort Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- The Relationship between Self-Rated Economic Status and Falls among the Elderly in Shandong Province, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Postural Stability Measures Most Related to Aging, Physical Performance, and Cognitive Function in Healthy Adults.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- A Survey on Recent Advances in Wearable Fall Detection Systems.BioMed research international · 2020Review
- The perspectives of healthcare practitioners on fall risk factors in older adults.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2020Article
- Acting together, destabilizing influences can stabilize human balance.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2019Article
- What Factors Predict Falls in Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2018Article
- Multifactorial Screening Tool for Determining Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Over (FallSensing): Protocol for a Prospective Study.JMIR research protocols · 2018Article
- Clinical Management of Osteoporotic Fractures.Current osteoporosis reports · 2018Review
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Abstract
As the population ages, fall rates are expected to increase, leading to a rise in accidental injury and injury-related deaths, and placing an escalating burden on health care systems. Sixty-nine independent community-dwelling adults (60-85 years, 18 males) had their leg strength, physical activity levels and their annual fall rate assessed at two timepoints over three years, (summer 2010 and summer 2013) monitoring balance. Force platform measures of medio-lateral sway range increased significantly under conditions of eyes open (mean difference MD 2.5 cm; 95% CI 2.2 to 2.8 cm) and eyes closed (MD 3.2 cm; 95% CI 2.8 to 3.6 cm), respectively (all p < 0.001) indicating worsening static balance control. Dynamic balance showed similar changes (p < 0.036). Leg strength was not significantly different between visits (p > 0.26). Physical activity reduced significantly (MD -909 Cal/week; 95% CI -347 to -1,470 Cal/week; p = 0.002) during the course of the study. Participants maintained aerobic activities, however resistance and balance exercise levels decreased non-significantly. The likelihood of falling was higher at the end of the study compared to the first timepoint (odds ratio 1.93, 95% CI 0.94 to 3.94; p = 0.07). Results of this study indicate that despite maintenance of leg strength there was an increase in medio-lateral sway over a relatively short time frame, with higher than expected increases in fall rates.
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