JAMDA
August 22, 2023
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JAMDA
August 16, 2023
Association Between Concerns About Falling and Risk of Injurious Falls in Older Adults: The Role of Balance Impairment
We aimed to examine the extent to which concerns about falling are associated with the risk of injurious falls in older adults, and to explore the role of balance impairment in this association.
JAMDA
August 15, 2023
Post-Hospital Falls Among the Older Population: The Temporal Pattern in Risk and Healthcare Burden
Older adults are prone to falls following hospital discharge, resulting in healthcare utilization and costs. The fall risk might change over time after discharge. To fill research gaps in this area, this study examined the temporal pattern in incidence and healthcare burden of post-hospital falls in older ...
JAMDA
August 11, 2023
Predictive Capability of 5 Sarcopenia Diagnostic Criteria for Fall Incidents in Older Japanese Women: The Otassha Study
The association between sarcopenia diagnosis according to various diagnostic criteria and falls is unclear. We examined the association between sarcopenia defined by 5 different international criteria, and fall and injurious fall numbers among older community-dwelling Japanese women.
JAMDA
August 11, 2023
Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis between Physical Frailty, Cognitive Function, and Falls by Sex
This study investigated the reciprocal longitudinal relationships between physical frailty (PF), cognitive function (CF), and falls among community-dwelling older adults, according to sex. The study proposed hypotheses that present PF and CF will affect the occurrence of falls 2 years later.
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July 25, 2023
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JAMDA
July 8, 2023
Incidence and Risk Factors of Falls Among Older People in Nursing Homes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Falls are common among older people in nursing homes, and the assessment of fall risk factors is critical for the success of fall prevention interventions. This study aimed to systematically assess the incidence and risk factors of falls in older people living in nursing homes.
JAMDA
July 5, 2023
External Causes of Death From Death Certificates in Patients With Dementia
We aim to analyze the risk of death from specific external causes, including falls, complications of medical and surgical care, unintentional injuries, and suicide, in dementia patients.
JAMDA
June 28, 2023
Balance Confidence Modulates the Association of Gait Speed With Falls in Older Fallers: A Prospective Cohort Study
Self-perceived balance confidence (BC) and gait speed influence falls. Whether they modulate each other in fall prediction stays uncertain. This study examined whether and how BC modulated the association between gait speed and falls.
JAMDA
May 30, 2023
Validation of the ADICE_IT Models for Predicting Falls and Recurrent Falls in Geriatric OutpatientsFValidation of the ADICE_IT Models for Predicting Falls and Recurrent Falls in Geriatric Outpatients
Before being used in clinical practice, a prediction model should be tested in patients whose data were not used in model development. Previously, we developed the ADICE_IT models for predicting any fall and recurrent falls, referred as Any_fall and Recur_fall. In this study, we externally validated the mo...
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