Health outcomes of deprescribing interventions among older residents in nursing homes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives Deprescribing is effective in addressing concerns relating to polypharmacy in
residents of nursing homes. However, the clinical outcomes of deprescribing interventions …
residents of nursing homes. However, the clinical outcomes of deprescribing interventions …
A review on the role of denosumab in fracture prevention
Denosumab is a receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand inhibitor, which
suppresses the bone resorption process to preserve bone mass. It is usually recommended …
suppresses the bone resorption process to preserve bone mass. It is usually recommended …
Prevalence and risk factors of falls among community-dwelling older people: results from three consecutive waves of the national health interview survey in Taiwan
YJ Tsai, PY Yang, YC Yang, MR Lin, YW Wang - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background An aging society incurs great losses due to fall-related injuries and mortalities.
The foreseeable increased burden of fall-related injury among older people requires a …
The foreseeable increased burden of fall-related injury among older people requires a …
Portable mobile gait monitor system based on triboelectric nanogenerator for monitoring gait and powering electronics
Y Mao, Y Zhu, T Zhao, C Jia, X Wang, Q Wang - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
A self-powered portable triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is used to collect biomechanical
energy and monitor the human motion, which is the new development trend in portable …
energy and monitor the human motion, which is the new development trend in portable …
Challenges in the PREHOSPITAL emergency management of geriatric trauma patients–a scoping review
M Eichinger, HDP Robb, C Scurr, H Tucker… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite a widely acknowledged increase in older people presenting with
traumatic injury in western populations there remains a lack of research into the optimal …
traumatic injury in western populations there remains a lack of research into the optimal …
The influence of ageing on the incidence and site of trauma femoral fractures: a cross-sectional analysis
SC Wu, CS Rau, SCH Kuo, PC Chien… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Springer
Background This study aimed to determine the influence of ageing on the incidence and site
of femoral fractures in trauma patients, by taking the sex, body weight, and trauma …
of femoral fractures in trauma patients, by taking the sex, body weight, and trauma …
Geriatric fall-related injuries
AF Hefny, AK Abbas, FM Abu-Zidan - African health sciences, 2016 - ajol.info
Objectives: We aimed to study the anatomical distribution, severity, and outcome of geriatric
fall-related injuries in order to give recommendations regarding their prevention. Methods …
fall-related injuries in order to give recommendations regarding their prevention. Methods …
[HTML][HTML] Trauma mechanisms and surgical outcomes in the elderly patient with chronic subdural hematoma
J Sundblom, E Sandberg… - Canadian Geriatrics …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chronic subdural hematoma is the preeminent neurosurgical condition in the
older population. This retrospective single-centre study focuses on outcome after surgery of …
older population. This retrospective single-centre study focuses on outcome after surgery of …
Characterization of fall patients: does age matter?
MK James, MC Victor, SM Saghir, PA Gentile - Journal of safety research, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Evaluating age-specific fall characteristics is important for prevention programs.
The aim was to characterize fallers who presented to our trauma center. We hypothesized …
The aim was to characterize fallers who presented to our trauma center. We hypothesized …
Predictors of falls per step and falls per year at and away from home in glaucoma
Objective To determine where glaucoma patients most often fall and how integrated visual
field (IVF) damage affects falls rates per year (falls/year) and per step (falls/step) at and away …
field (IVF) damage affects falls rates per year (falls/year) and per step (falls/step) at and away …