ArticleHawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health2017
Insights about Fall Prevention of Older Adults in the State of Hawai'i.
Article in Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- "I don't want to be a burden": the double-edged role of filial piety in fall-risk perception among community-dwelling older adults in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Fall awareness behaviour and its associated factors among community dwelling older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Discrepancies between Perceived and Physiological Fall Risks and Repeated Falls among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years and Older.Clinical gerontologistArticle
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Abstract
The senior population in Hawai'i is growing at a dramatic pace. In the older population, falls and fall-related injuries are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the health care costs for falls are very high. The State of Hawai'i has taken measures to prevent falls through the promotion of medication reviews, vision checks, home assessments, and exercise. However, current published examinations of fall preventive measures have been insufficient, and more research is needed to confirm risk factors, effectiveness of preventive measures, and to explore future objectives. This paper examined the validity of fall risk factors and fall preventive measures for Hawai'i's seniors by conducting mail questionnaire surveys to a sample of seniors using medical alert services from one company in Hawai'i. The results of chi-square analysis suggest that having reduced ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and reduced Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) were associated with a greater risk of falls (
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