Falls: concepts, frequency and applications to the elderly assistance. Review of the literature

GR Falsarella, LPR Gasparotto… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Realizou-se revisão da literatura sobre quedas em idosos de comunidade, identificando
prevalência, fatores de risco e consequências associadas ao cair, bem como triagem …

Traumatic spinal cord injury caused by low falls and high falls: a comparative study

ZR Zhang, Y Wu, FY Wang, WJ Wang - Journal of orthopaedic surgery and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Quite a few traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) were caused by falls. However,
the comparison of different causes of TSCI or the epidemiological characteristics of TSCI …

Pre-impact & impact detection of falls using wireless Body Sensor Network

D Liang, G Zhao, Y Guo, L Wang - Proceedings of 2012 IEEE …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Falls in elderlies are a major health and economic problem. This paper aimed at finding the
best body position to place inertial sensors and the best feature for pre-impact and impact …

Unilateral lower limb strength assessed using the Nintendo Wii balance board: a simple and reliable method

AW Blomkvist, S Andersen, E de Bruin… - Aging clinical and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Lower limb weakness is an important risk factor for fall accidents and a
predictor for all-cause mortality among older adults. Unilateral whole-lower limb strength …

The reliability, functional quality, understandability, and actionability of fall prevention content in YouTube: an observational study

X Yang, X Xue, Z Shi, S Nan, C Lian, Z Ji, Y Xie, X Liu - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Falls are common but dangerous in the elderly. More and more seniors are
searching for healthcare information online. YouTube has become the world's most popular …

[PDF][PDF] Μέτρηση της επιβάρυνσης των οικογενειακών φροντιστών ηλικιωμένων ασθενών με άνοια που διαμένουν στην κοινότητα

Γ Ζαχαροπούλου, Β Ζαχαροπούλου… - Archives of Hellenic …, 2015 - mednet.gr
ΣΚΟΠΟΣH ανίχνευση και η μέτρηση του βαθμού επιβάρυνσης των οικογενειακών φροντιστών
των ασθενών με άνοια στην κοινότητα. ΥΛΙΚΟ-ΜΕΘΟΔΟΣ Διεξήχθη μια συγχρονική μελέτη. Ο …

[引用][C] 养老机构中老年人跌倒危险因素研究进展

师亚, 杨洪华, 唐懿芳, 王秀华 - 解放军护理杂志, 2015

Effects of pain and sleep quality on falls among nursing home residents in Turkey

HK Altintas, GK Aslan, NY Sısman… - Research in …, 2018 - journals.healio.com
The current study was conducted to detect the incidence of falls among individuals in
nursing homes, as well as the impact of pain and sleep quality on falls. The sample for this …

[引用][C] 苏州市某社区老年人跌倒发生率的调查

阮爱超, 薛小玲 - 中华现代护理杂志, 2016

Simplified Tai Chi 6-form apparatus for balance in elderly people with Alzheimer's disease

YC Lin, WC Hsu, CH Chen, CW Wang, KPH Wu… - Journal of Medical and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background People with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can have deteriorated walking
and impaired postural-balance control, which increases the risk of falls. Tai chi (TC) can …