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A cross-sectional study of the prevalence, correlates, and costs of falls in older home care clients 'at risk' for falling.
Markle-Reid M, Browne G, Gafni A, Roberts J, Weir R, Thabane L, Miles M, Vaitonis V, Hecimovich C, Baxter P, Henderson S.ABSTRACTThis study examined the six-month prevalence, risk factors, and costs of falls in older people using home support services who are at risk of falling. Of the 109 participants, 70.6 per cent reported >/= one fall in the previous six months, and 27.5...
A pilot study of lighting and low vision in older people.-Evans BJW, Sawyerr H, Jessa Z, Brodrick S, Slater AI.
We investigated the influence of lighting on performance at activities of daily living in 24 older people with low vision from cataract and/or macular degeneration. Participants carried out four everyday tasks, each at three illuminances: 50 lux, 200 lux, ...
Age-Related Slowing: Perceptuomotor, Decision, or Attention Decline?
Godefroy O, Roussel M, Despretz P, Quaglino V, Boucart M.Age-related slowing is well documented but its origin remains unclear. A first validation study (Study 1) performed in 46 participants examined the effect of attention allocation (manipulated through a dual task) on various portions of individual simple re...
Automated detection of near falls: algorithm development and preliminary results.-Weis A, Shimkin I, Giladi N, Hausdorff JM.
BACKGROUND: Falls are a major source of morbidity and mortality among older adults. Unfortunately, self-report is, to a large degree, the gold-standard method for characterizing and quantifying fall frequency. A number of studies have demonstrated that nea...
Diabetes Medications Related to an Increased Risk of Falls and Fall-Related Morbidity in the Elderly.
Berlie HD, Garwood CL.OBJECTIVE: To review literature regarding the effect of diabetes medications as a contributing risk for falls and fall-related morbidity in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. DATA SOURCES: Primary literature was identified through PubMed MEDLINE (19...
Differences Between Younger and Older Adults in the Structure of Suicidal Intent and Its Correlates.-Miret M, Nuevo R, Morant C, Sainz-Cortón E, Jiménez-Arriero MA, López-Ibor JJ, Reneses B, Saiz-Ruiz J, Baca-Garcia E, Ayuso-Mateos JL.
OBJECTIVE:: To analyze differences in the variables associated with severity of suicidal intent and in the main factors associated with intent when comparing younger and older adults. DESIGN:: Observational, descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING:: ...
Factors Influencing Driving Status in an Older Latino Population.
Segal-Gidan F, Varma R, Salazar X, Mack WJ.Objective: The study aims at examining factors associated with driving status and self-reported driving difficulty, with particular attention to vision and cognitive impairment. Method: This study uses cross-sectional data from 421 elderly Latino particip...
Falls by elderly people living in long-term care institutions in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.-Alvares LM, Lima RD, Silva RA.
This study focuses on the occurrence of falls and related factors among elderly individuals living in long-term care institutions in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A structured questionnaire on demographic characteristics, morbidity, use of psyc...
Injuries from falls and associated factors among elderly people in Cataluña, Spain.
Suelves JM, Martinez V, Medina A.OBJECTIVES: To assess, based on a population health survey, what proportion of individuals in a sample of non-institutionalized older persons suffered injuries from unintentional falls, and to evaluate the associated demographic and health-related factors....
Re: "Changes in population demographics and the future incidence of hip fractures" in Injury 2009;40(7):722-6.-Abdul W, John B.
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Screening for Suicide Ideation among Older Primary Care Patients.
Heisel MJ, Duberstein PR, Lyness JM, Feldman MD.Objectives:Older adults have high rates of suicide and typically seek care in primary medical practices. Older adults often do not directly or spontaneously report thoughts of suicide, which can impede suicide prevention efforts. Therefore, the use of addi...
The effects and costs of a multifactorial and interdisciplinary team approach to falls prevention for older home care clients 'at risk' for falling: a randomized controlled trial.-Markle-Reid M, Browne G, Gafni A, Roberts J, Weir R, Thabane L, Miles M, Vaitonis V, Hecimovich C, Baxter P, Henderson S.
This study determined the effects and costs of a multifactorial, interdisciplinary team approach to falls prevention. Randomized controlled trial of 109 older adults who are at risk for falls. This was a six-month multifactorial and evidence-based preventi...
The influence of physical exercise on depressive symptoms and functional fitness in elderly residents of south Brazil.
Justino Borges L, Bertoldo Benedetti TR, Zarpellon Mazo G.INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of physical exercise on depressive symptoms and functional fitness in a sample of elderly people enrolled in a physical exercise program run by public sector Health Centers in Flori...
The relationship between the stipulated tempo step test, daily activity ability and gait time in elderly.-Shin S, Demura S.
This study is aimed at examining the relationship between stipulated tempo step tests, daily activity ability, and gait time. One hundred and thirty healthy elderly women performed the step test in which they stepped in place for 20s while matching a me...
Time to call it quits? The safety and health of older workers.
Bohle P, Pitts C, Quinlan M.The workforces of many countries are aging, creating pressure for older workers to retire later despite greater vulnerability to various occupational safety and health (OSH) risks. Some specific risks to older workers arise from age-related physical or psy...
Understanding suicide in the elderly.-Zanni GR, Wick JY.
One suicide occurs every 16 minutes. Intentionally killing oneself is distinctly human; other species don't commit suicide. Suicide is an exceedingly complex phenomenon stemming from intolerable stress and the inability to cope. Elders tend to plan their s...
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