Falls in elderly
Gait disorders are associated with non-cardiovascular falls in elderly people: a preliminary study
... unexplained elderly fall- ers, and in view of the associated morbidity, mortality and the availability of treatment, careful consideration should be given when assessing patients with unexplained falls ...
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PHYSIOTHERAPY METHODS IN PREVENTION OF FALLS IN ELDERLY PEOPLE
... in physical training, are, inter alia, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Auditory Attention Tests and Digit Span, Digit Span backwards (Kujawski, Gajos,Gjaos, Stemplowski, Ciesielska, Kčdziora-Kornatowska, 2015, pp. ...
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Correlation of reaction time and visual attention with fear of falls in elderly population
... addition, elderly have a limited capacity for balance reactions such as stepping or reaching movements because of delayed onset latencies of postural muscles (6-8) , reduction in conduction rate of nervous system ...
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A Decision Support System for Preventing Falls in Elderly People
... During the last decade, the gait analysis and the gait evo- lution associated with the ageing process have largely been investigated in the literature [9],[10]. Most of the kinematics and biomechanics parameters ...
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Falls in Elderly with Plantar Changes
... the elderly and appeared in 53% of the sample, while hallux valgus is the most common ...of falls in the elderly ...for falls, suggesting that other changes may be risk factors for ...
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Role of physical activity in the prevention of falls and their consequences in the elderly
... the elderly, namely fractures, and to identify strategies to prevent falls and minimise their ...effects. Falls in elderly people are a major cause of injuries, leading to a general fear of ...
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The Determinants of Fall in the Elderly at the Geriatric Center of Ouakam (Senegal)
... of falls in the elderly, despite their being a serious problem, are not well-known to the général public because the epidemiological data do not take them into ...analyzing falls in elderly ...
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REFINE (Reducing Falls in In patient Elderly) a randomised controlled trial
... of falls being almost triple that for community- dwelling older people ...in-patient falls occur during the first 48 hours of the patients' admission and 75% of in-patient falls occur in the first ...
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Effects of hydrotherapy in balance and prevention of falls among elderly men
... of falls in elderly ...Twenty-five elderly men were evaluated using two scales: the Berg Balance Scale and Timed Up & ...The elderly men were reassessed after the sixth and twelfth weeks ...
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Impact of blindness due to cataract in elderly fallers: findings from a cross sectional study in Andhra Pradesh, South India
... of falls in our study was ...frequent falls suggesting that correction of visual loss helps to reduce the future falls and its associated burden in the ...and falls (adjusted odds ratio: ...in ...
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Polypharmacy and Falls in the Elderly: A Literature Review
... to falls in older people, however there appears to be a stronger link between falls and the type of medications taken ...of falls), rather than polypharmacy on its ...on falls in older ...on ...
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Fall Detection for Elderly People in Homes using Kinect Sensor
... of elderly people has been steadily ...detecting falls for elderly people in homes is proposed, by analyzing the tracked key joints of the human body using the Microsoft ...the elderly people ...
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Risk assessment of and targeted intervention for falls in the elderly based on the relationship between physical function levels and risk factors for falls
... Third, even the simple ADL check list used in this study can evaluate physical function as part of fall pre- vention screening of the community-dwelling elderly. Al- though physical function assessment based on a ...
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The ‘Aachen Falls Prevention Scale’ - development of a tool for self-assessment of elderly patients at risk for ground level falls
... Background: The incidence of falls in the elderly population is difficult to determine and therefore potentially underestimated. Screening algorithms usually have in common that the evaluation is undertaken ...
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Physical consequences of falls in the elderly: a literature review from 1995 to 2010
... of falls in the elderly people, such as the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the World Health ...of falls”, “senior population and falls”, “falls pathologies”, ...
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Construction and Validation of the Scale of Practices and Behaviors of Institutionalized Elderly to Prevent Falls
... Abstract Falls are a public health problem, which directly contribute to functional decline, increased dependency and increased complications associated with immobility ...of falls. The Scale of Practices ...
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Effectiveness of simple balancing training program in elderly patients with history of frequent falls
... Participants were shown how to perform easy balanc- ing exercises. They practiced the exercises until they could perform them correctly. All received brochures and a DVD reminding them how to exercise daily at home. The ...
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SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF INDIVIDUAL BERG BALANCE ITEMS COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL SCORE TO PREDICT FALLS IN COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS
... regression analysis, found picking up an object from the floor and stand on one leg contributed most to the discriminative ability of the BBS in identifying older adults with a history of single falls. They also ...
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Incidence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in the district of Colombo
... had falls within the previous ...perceived falls among the elderly as a significant health ...had falls during the four month prospective follow up ...recurrent falls). Total number of ...
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Relationship between body mass index, balance, ortostatic hypotensionand risk of fallingin elderly
... 29 elderly women and 18 elderly men ...the elderly meaning that elderly women had a higher risk of falling than men the causes of falls in women are specifically caused by urinary ...
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