Falls can pose a significant challenge for older adults [5], causing both physical and psychological harm [6]. Global statistics show fall rates ranging from 34% to 66 [6]. These incidents can result in organ fractures, brain injuries, reduced independence, limited activity, decreased quality ...
Falls are a common but serious problem in older adults, and may lead to fractures and bleeding. As many factors, such as medication, aging, and comorbid diseases may simultaneously affect fall-related adverse events (AEs) in older adults, we evaluated th
DESCRIPTIVE statisticsCHI-squared testIntroduction: Older adults reported about 36 million falls in 2018. Although effective strategies are available to address risk factors and minimize fall risk, little is known about older adults' and healthcare providers' awareness of these strategi...
Analyses were conducted using PASW Statistics, version 18 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA). A P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The study commenced with 2543 participants, 87 of whom were excluded due to their inability to maintain a stable stance during ...
Data analysis: Descriptive statistics, growth curve analyses. Results Significant increases were observed for grip strength (lbs) (T1:56.2; T2:65.0 [d = 0.77]; T3:69.4 [d = 0.62], p = .001), the 6-min walk test (meters) (T1:327m: T2:388.7 m [d = 0.99]; T3:363.3 m [d = ...
To compare the incremental predictive value of each frailty scale, the following model performance statistics were calculated: C-statistic, Bayesian information criterion (BIC) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) (30). For the C-statistic and IDI, more positive values indicate improved ...
Falls are one of the most common health problems among older people and pose a major economic burden on health care systems. Exercise is an accepted stand-alone fall prevention strategy particularly if it is balance training or regular participation in Tai chi. Dance shares the ‘holistic’ appro...
However, statistics indicate that HIV/AIDS is affecting both the aging population and women. A postmodern feminist perspective was used in this exploratory quantitative study. Women who were 50 years old and older from various Red Hatter groups throughout Nova Scotia and women from the Halifax ...
The aims of this study were to (1) externally validate the accuracy of the Falls Risk for Older People in the Community (FROP-Com) falls risk assessment tool in predicting falls and (2) undertake initial validation of the accuracy of the FROP-Com to predict injurious falls (requiring medical...
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (FIFA). (2000).Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC. Google Scholar Felton, B.J., Hinrichsen, G.A., and Tsemberis, S. (1981). Urban-suburban differences in the predictors ...