Background: cognitive impairment is an established fall risk factor; however, it is unclear
whether a disease-specific diagnosis (ie dementia), measures of global cognition or …

Background: Falls are the main cause of accidental death in persons aged 65 years or older.
Methods: Using MEDLINE and previous reviews, we searched for prospective studies …

Falls are common health events that cause discomfort and disability for older adults and
stress for caregivers. Using the case of an older man who has experienced multiple falls and …

Substantial sums of money are invested annually in preventative medicine and therapeutic
treatment for people with a wide range of physical and psychological health problems …

Background. Ambulatory measurements of trunk accelerations can provide valuable
information on the amount and quality of daily-life activities and contribute to the …

This article discusses the consequences of sarcopenia in older persons. The focus is on
three specific consequences:(1) functional status,(2) falls, and (3) mortality. The described …

Recurrent falls are a disabling feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). We have estimated the
incidence of falling over a prospective 3 month follow‐up from a large sample size, identified …

Background and Purpose Falls are a significant public health concern for older adults; early
identification of people at high risk for falling facilitates the provision of rehabilitation …

For efficient prevention of falls among older adults, individuals at a high risk of falling need to
be identified. In this study, we searched for muscle strength measures that best identified …

Abstract Background The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is often used in clinical practice to
predict falls in the older adults. However, there is no consensus in research regarding its …