[HTML][HTML] Instability during Stepping and Distance between the Center of Mass and the Minimal Moment Axis: Effect of Age and Speed

B Watier, J Begue, H Pillet, T Caderby - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This study is a first step for real-time monitoring the risk of falls during
gait. Abstract The goal of this study was to analyze instability during stepping at different …

[HTML][HTML] Improving Policy for the Prevention of Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People—A Scoping Review and Quality Assessment of International National …

AH Natora, J Oxley, L Barclay, K Taylor… - … journal of public …, 2022 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: Effective public policy to prevent falls among independent community-dwelling
older adults is needed to address this global public health issue. This paper aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between anemia and falls among postmenopausal women in Korea

Y Kim, J Kim - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study was conducted to explore the relationship between anemia and falls in
postmenopausal women. The relationships between energy, protein, iron, and vitamin C …

The minimal important change for measures of balance and postural control in older adults: a systematic review

DC Low, GS Walsh - Age and ageing, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The minimal important change and analogous terms (MIC) can provide a measure of
change in health outcome variables that is associated with a level of importance for …

Modelling and Measuring Local Community Engagement (LCE)

C Talò - Social Indicators Research, 2024 - Springer
Social engagement is changing considerably in its forms and objectives, and it is not always
easy to understand this change. Engagement in the local community can be the link …

Risk factors for social isolation in post-hospitalized older adults

D Nagarajan, DCA Lee, LM Robins… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Social isolation in older adults is associated with high rates of adverse health
outcomes. Older adults who have had a recent significant health event are likely to be at risk …

Positive self-perceptions of aging increase physical resilience to facilitate social re-engagement of older adults who fall: analysis based on health and retirement study …

Z Zhang, J Wang, B Ma, J Wang, Y Jia… - Archives of physical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether self-perceptions of aging (SPAs) predict physical resilience
after a fall and whether SPA and physical resilience affect subsequent social engagement in …

A study to untangle the puzzle of urinary incontinence and frailty co‐occurrence among older adults: The roles of depression and activity engagement

CY Wang, SJ Peng, M Zhao, C Wu… - Journal of Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To explore the co‐occurrence of urinary incontinence and frailty by testing the roles of
depression and activity engagement guided by the mechanisms of common cause and …

Understanding the quality‐of‐life experiences of older or frail adults following a new dens fracture: Nonsurgical management in a hard collar versus early removal of …

M Closs, P Brennan, A Niven, S Shenkin… - Health …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction In the United Kingdom, fractures of the cervical dens process in older
and/or frail patients are usually managed nonsurgically in a hard collar. However, hard …

Accidental injuries among older adults: An incidence study

M Gudnadottir, TK Thorsteinsdottir, B Mogensen… - International emergency …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background To date, the majority of studies assessing accidental injuries among the elderly
have focused on fall injuries, while studies of other mechanisms of injuries have been …