Recommendations for the use of common outcome measures in traumatic brain injury research

EA Wilde, GG Whiteneck, J Bogner, T Bushnik… - Archives of physical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Wilde EA, Whiteneck GG, Bogner J, Bushnik T, Cifu DX, Dikmen S, French L, Giacino JT,
Hart T, Malec JF, Millis SR, Novack TA, Sherer M, Tulsky DS, Vanderploeg RD, von …

Risk factors for falls in people with a lower limb amputation: a systematic review

SW Hunter, F Batchelor, KD Hill, AM Hill, S Mackintosh… - Pm&r, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To review the evidence connecting risk factors to falls in adults with a lower limb
amputation (LLA) across the continuum of care settings. Design Systematic review …

Gait asymmetry, ankle spasticity, and depression as independent predictors of falls in ambulatory stroke patients

TS Wei, PT Liu, LW Chang, SY Liu - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Falls are the leading cause of injury in stroke patients. However, the cause of a
fall is complicated, and several types of risk factors are involved. Therefore, a …

Impact of spatial neglect on stroke rehabilitation: evidence from the setting of an inpatient rehabilitation facility

P Chen, K Hreha, Y Kong, AM Barrett - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the impact of spatial neglect on rehabilitation outcome, risk of falls,
and discharge disposition in stroke survivors. Design Inception cohort. Setting Inpatient …

Fall incidence and associated risk factors among people with a lower limb amputation during various stages of recovery–a systematic review

N Steinberg, A Gottlieb, I Siev-Ner… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The objective of this study was to estimate fall incidence and describe associated
risk factors among people with a lower limb amputation (LLA) during various stages of …

Analytical review: focus on fall screening assessments

J Lee, AI Geller, DC Strasser - PM&R, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Falls and their associated injuries profoundly impact health outcomes,
functional independence, and health care expenses, particularly for the ever-increasing …

Assisted and unassisted falls: different events, different outcomes, different implications for quality of hospital care

VS Staggs, LC Mion, RI Shorr - The Joint Commission Journal on Quality …, 2014 - Elsevier
Article-at-a-Glance Background Many hospitals classify inpatient falls as assisted (if a staff
member is present to ease the patient's descent or break the fall) or unassisted for quality …

Risk of fall-related injury in people with lower limb amputations: A prospective cohort study.

CK Wong, ST Chihuri, G Li - Journal of …, 2016 - medicaljournalssweden.se
OBJECTIVE: To assess fall-related injury risk and risk factors in people with lower limb
amputation. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort with follow-up every 6 months for up to …

Improving patient safety through video monitoring

M Cournan, B Fusco‐Gessick… - Rehabilitation Nursing, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Falls are a major safety issue in rehabilitation settings. Patients receive mixed
messages—try to be as independent as possible, but don't do anything in your room without …

Computerized systems and methods for stability—theoretic prediction and prevention of falls

DS McNair - US Patent 8,529,448, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system, methods and computer-readable media are pro vided for the
automatic identification of patients according to near-term risk of Sudden kinematic injury …