JAMDA
November 1, 2024
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JAMDA
June 22, 2024
External Validation and Further Exploration of Fall Prediction Models Based on Questionnaires and Daily-Life Trunk Accelerometry
Ambulatory measurements of trunk accelerations can provide valuable insight into the amount and quality of daily life activities. Such information has been used to create models to identify individuals at high risk of falls. However, external validation of such prediction models is lacking, yet crucial for...
JAMDA
June 19, 2024
The Ability of Physical Performance Measures to Identify Fall Risk in Older Adults Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
To determine whether physical performance measures commonly used in clinical settings can discriminate fallers from nonfallers and predict falls in older adults with dementia.
JAMDA
June 14, 2024
Changes in Nursing Staff Levels and Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits among Assisted Living Residents with Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias
To examine the relationship between changes in nursing staff-hours per resident-day and injury-related emergency department (ED) visits among assisted living (AL) residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD).
JAMDA
June 13, 2024
Falls Prevention Using AI and Remote Surveillance in Nursing Homes
The older population of United States is growing, with more adults having complicated medical conditions being admitted into nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest challenge has been falls prevention, with an increasing number of patients being placed in ...
JAMDA
June 8, 2024
A Longitudinal Study of the Use and Effects of Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs in Residential Aged Care
Fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs)—psychotropics and cardiovascular disease (CVD) drugs—may elevate the risk of falling, with strong evidence observed in psychotropic FRIDs, whereas findings from cardiovascular disease (CVD) FRIDs remain inconclusive. Existing studies on FRIDs and falls are often hampered ...
JAMDA
June 8, 2024
How Do Discrepancies between Subjective and Objective Health Predict the Risk of Injurious Falls? A Study of Community-Dwelling Swedish Older Adults
Previous studies demonstrated that discrepancies between subjective and objective health measures are associated with physical and mental health–related outcomes in older adults. We investigate whether such discrepancies are also associated with risk of injurious falls in community-dwelling Swedish older a...
JAMDA
May 7, 2024
Association of Medicare Home Health Ratings With Older Adult Fall Injuries: An Instrumental Variables Analysis
To understand the role of high-quality home health care for fall prevention.
JAMDA
April 18, 2024
Characteristics and Consequences of Falls in People Who Use Wheelchairs in Long-Term Care Settings
The purpose of this study was to understand the characteristics and consequences of falls in individuals using wheelchairs in long-term care settings.
JAMDA
April 16, 2024
Association Between Visual Acuity and Prospective Fall Risk in Generally Healthy and Active Older Adults: The 3-Year DO-HEALTH Study
Although aging has a strong impact on visual acuity (VA) and falls, their interaction is understudied in generally healthy older adults. This study aimed to examine if and to what extent baseline VA is associated with an increased risk of all and injurious falls over 3 years in generally healthy community-...
