Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted involving 46 older people from six residential aged care facilities who had consented to join the broader TOP UP trial. Fall events documented in the incident report system and resident progress notes over 12?months before randomisation were ...
In the current study, we analyzed videos, collected from a 13 year observational study, of real-life falls experienced by older adults in common areas (dining rooms, hallways, and lounges) at two LTC facilities. We classified falls based on body part contacts to objects other than the ground...
Three main components predicting falls were identified in a general elderly population after three and six years: reduced mobility, heart dysfunction and functional impairment including nocturia. The use of neuroleptic drugs was also a prominent individual risk factor, although the prevalence was low. H...
Atypical antipsychotic medications and risk of falls in residents of aged care facilities J. Am. Geriatr. Soc., 53 (8) (2005), pp. 1290-1295 Google Scholar Hosmer et al., 1997 D.W. Hosmer, T. Hosmer, S. Le Cessie, S. Lemeshow A comparison of goodness-of-fit tests for the logist...
We only considered RCTs that included healthy and ambulatory older adults (mean age, ≥65 years) living in the community or in independent living facilities. We excluded studies involving participants with comorbidities that directly affect the risk of falling (eg, Parkinson disease, type 2 diabetes...
10.1093/ageing/afi005 pubmed google scholar crossref 26. nowalk mp, prendergast jm, bayles cm, d’amico fj, colvin gc. a randomized trial of exercise programs among older individuals living in two long-term care facilities: the fallsfree program. j am geriatr soc . 2001;49(7):859-865....
(1997) used a dual task assessment, the “stops walking while talking test”, in a seminal study of fall risk in residents of senior housing facilities. They found that residents who stopped walking in order to engage in a conversation had significantly shorter times to a future fall than ...
We studied QUS, falls risk and serum 25(OH)-vitamin D in subjects living in institutional aged care facilities (hostels or nursing homes). The study sample comprised 294 men (mean age 81.2 years, range 65-102 years) and 899 women (mean age 86.7 years, range 65-104 years). Broadband ...
Falls are the main cause of death and injury for older adults in the UK. Many of these falls occur within the home as a result of extrinsic falls risk factors such as poor lighting, loose/uneven flooring, and clutter. Falls education plays an important r
All exercise arms in these studies have been scrutinized qualitatively. ICC values32,60 for mortality (ICC = 0.001) and fractures (ICC = 0.03) applied for cluster-RCTs performed in long-term care facilities (LTCF). No other suitable ICC values were found. Original investigators of ...