Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults: a systematic review

MM Montero-Odasso, N Kamkar… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance With the global population aging, falls and fall-related injuries are ubiquitous,
and several clinical practice guidelines for falls prevention and management for individuals …

Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JM Guirguis-Blake, YL Michael, LA Perdue… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Falls are the most common cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality
among older adults. Objective To systematically review literature on the effectiveness and …

Determining risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis using posttest probability

MM Lusardi, S Fritz, A Middleton, L Allison… - Journal of geriatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Falls and their consequences are significant concerns for older adults,
caregivers, and health care providers. Identification of fall risk is crucial for appropriate …

Interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults: US preventive services task force recommendation statement

DC Grossman, SJ Curry, DK Owens, MJ Barry… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older
adults in the United States. In 2014, 28.7% of community-dwelling adults 65 years or older …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosing sarcopenia: Functional perspectives and a new algorithm from ISarcoPRM

K Murat, B Kaymak, WR Frontera, AM Ata… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcopenia is an important public health problem, characterized by age-related loss of
muscle mass and muscle function. It is a precursor of physical frailty, mobility limitation, and …

Effect of vitamin D monotherapy on indices of sarcopenia in community‐dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

K Prokopidis, P Giannos… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Vitamin D supplementation is proposed as a potentially effective nutritional
intervention to mitigate the risk of sarcopenia. The aim of this systematic review and meta …

Evidence for the 4Ms: interactions and outcomes across the care continuum

K Mate, T Fulmer, L Pelton, A Berman… - Journal of Aging …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: An expert panel reviewed and summarized the literature related to the evidence
for the 4Ms—what matters, medication, mentation, and mobility—in supporting care for older …

Functional reach test, single-leg stance test, and tinetti performance-oriented mobility assessment for the prediction of falls in older adults: a systematic review

H Omaña, K Bezaire, K Brady, J Davies… - Physical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective The authors sought to systematically review the existing literature on the falls-
related diagnostic test properties of the Functional Reach Test (FRT), single-leg stance test …

Waist‐to‐height ratio, body mass index and waist circumference for screening paediatric cardio‐metabolic risk factors: a meta‐analysis

K Lo, M Wong, P Khalechelvam, W Tam - Obesity reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Waist‐to‐height ratio (WHtR) is superior to body mass index and waist circumference for
measuring adult cardio‐metabolic risk factors. However, there is no meta‐analysis to …

Deep learning to predict falls in older adults based on daily-life trunk accelerometry

A Nait Aicha, G Englebienne, KS Van Schooten… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Early detection of high fall risk is an essential component of fall prevention in older adults.
Wearable sensors can provide valuable insight into daily-life activities; biomechanical …