Abstract Purpose of the Study: There is a global imperative to increase awareness of the
emerging evidence on physical activity (PA) among older adults.“Healthy aging” has …

Aims: Falls often result in soft tissue injuries, dislocations, fractures, longstanding pain and
reduced quality of life. Therefore, fall preventive programmes have been developed …

Objective The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed an Integrated Care for
Older People approach to guide health systems and services in better supporting functional …

Background Fear of falling is common in older people and associated with serious physical
and psychosocial consequences. Exercise (planned, structured, repetitive and purposive …

Falls are the top reason for fatal and non-fatal injuries among seniors. Existing solutions are
based on wearable fall-alert sensors, but medical research has shown that they are …

Background There is increasing pressure to tackle the wider social determinants of health
through the implementation of appropriate interventions. However, turning these demands …

Background Hip fractures are regarded as a worldwide epidemic and a major public health
concern. Changing risk factors, local differences and temporal trends contribute to the …

The purpose of this study was to review the evidence of the economic burden of falls in old
age. This review showed that falls are a relevant economic burden. Efforts should be …

Injuries resulting from falls in elderly people are a major public-health concern, representing
one of the main causes of longstanding pain, functional impairment, disability, and death in …

As the number of elderly persons in our country increases, more attention is being given to
geriatric healthcare needs and successful ageing is becoming an important topic in medical …