MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory molecules post-transcriptionally suppressing
mRNA activity. Many miRNAs in various organisms have been cloned but many unknown …

Background Falls in care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause
considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. This is an update of a review first …

Despite extensive literature on falls among seniors, little is known about gender-specific risk
factors. To determine the prevalence of falls by gender and sociodemographic …

Background Hospital falls remain a frequent and debilitating problem worldwide. Most
hospital falls prevention strategies have targeted clinician education, environmental …

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to establish the association
between pain and falls in community-dwelling older adults. Data Sources Electronic …

Background: Patient falls are considered a challenge to the patient's safety in hospitals,
which, in addition to increasing the length of stay and costs, may also result in severe …

Objectives Falls are common among older people in nursing homes, and the assessment of
fall risk factors is critical for the success of fall prevention interventions. This study aimed to …

Purpose Falls are an important public health problem in older people. Medication use is
considered a risk factor for falls. This study systematically reviewed recent studies to …

Previous studies on physical activity recognition have utilized various fixed window sizes for
signal segmentation targeting specific activities. Naturally, an optimum window size varies …

Background Fear of falling and previous falls are both risk factors that affect daily activities of
older adults. However, it remains unclear whether they independently limit daily activities …