ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Risk of Falling and Associated Factors in Older Adults with a Previous History of Falls.
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- Risk factors for falls among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Combined Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Short Foot Exercise Improves Navicular Height, Muscle Size, Function Mobility, and Risk of Falls in Healthy Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Physiological Risk Factors for Falls.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
- Can a novel set of handgrips on a walking frame increase stability and support users when transferring to/from a chair?BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Intervention to systematize fall risk assessment and prevention in older hospitalized adults: a mixed methods study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Incident and Recurrent Falls Among Men Enrolled in Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Programs: An Examination of Race and Ethnicity.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Article
- Association between postoperative fall history and toe grip strength in patients after total knee arthroplasty: A prospective observational study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2024Observational
- The association between frailty, care receipt and unmet need for care with the risk of hospital admissions.PloS one · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a novel biomechanics-informed walking frame, developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between biomechanists and design engineers.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Analysis of the incidence of falls and related factors in elderly patients based on comprehensive geriatric assessment.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2023Article
- Balance-Associated Tests Contribute to Predicting the Need for Ambulatory Assistive Devices (AAD) among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Relationship between Mobility Device Use, Falls and Fear of Falling (FOF) Differed by Frailty Status among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65-80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study.Research in nursing & health · 2022Observational
- Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling-The Taipei Study, Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Falls in the elderly are one of the main geriatric syndromes and a clear indicator of fragility in the older adult population. This has serious consequences, leading to an increase in disability, institutionalization and death. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the prevalence of risk of falling and associated factors in a population of 213 non-institutionalised, able older adults with a history of falling in the previous year. We used the following assessment tools: Questionnaire of the WHO for the study of falls in the elderly, Geriatric Depression Scale and Tinetti's Gait and Balance Assessment Tool. Age, using ambulatory assistive devices, polymedication, hospital admission following a fall and depression were significantly associated with risk of falling. In order to prevent fall reoccurrence, community-based fall prevention programs should be implemented.
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