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 …

Background: Falls are a common adverse event during hospitalization of older adults, and
few interventions have been shown to prevent them. Methods: This study was a 3-group …

OBJECTIVE: To comprehensively analyze potential risk factors for falling in the hospital and
describe the circumstances surrounding falls. DESIGN: Case-control study. Data on …

Reports regarding the relationship between frailty, visual impairment, cataract, and cataract
surgery are limited, but gradually increasing. Further research is expected to clarify the …

Objective. Preventing hospital falls and injuries requires knowledge of fall and injury
circumstances. Our objectives were to determine whether reported fall circumstances differ …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• Benzodiazepines, antidepressants,
antipsychotic agents, anti‐arrhythmic agents, opioid analgesics and antihypertensive agents …

Objective: To determine the resource utilisation of patients who fall within an acute
metropolitan hospital. Design: Retrospective observational study, part of a larger falls …

This study aimed to assess whether exposure to anticholinergic and sedative medications
and its evolution was associated with increased risk of in-hospital falls and all-cause …

Background Orthostatic hypotension (OH), cognitive impairment (Cog) and mobility
impairment (MI) frequently co-occur in older adults who fall. This study examines clustering …

Background Previous evidence suggests that slower gait speed is longitudinally associated
with cognitive impairment, dementia and falls in older adults. Despite this, the longitudinal …