Falls are one of the main concerns in the elderly population due to their high prevalence and associated consequences. Guidelines for the management of the elder with falls are comprised of ...

Falls are serious public health problems associated with irreversible health consequences and substantial economic burden, which are currently difficult to prevent and manage. Nurses have always been ...

Falls and their subsequent outcomes are serious health threats for older adults. An estimated one-third of all people age 65 years and over who live at home fall each year; over one-half to two-thirds ...

The risk of a fall is typically discussed with patients after they have experienced a fall or reported poor balance. For ...

BLOOMINGTON, MN--(Marketwired - August 10, 2015) - MatrixCare®, provider of the industry leading EHR for long-term care and senior living providers, today announced that the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk ...

We selected the Sherrington et al. 2014 study for a full commentary because it indicates that single interventions of home-based lower limb balance and muscle strengthening exercises in older people ...

Patients' risk of falling in the next 12 months could be predicted from their NHS data using a newly developed calculator. eFalls is a falls prediction model which uses routinely available primary ...

Out of 1,527 emergency department patients ages 65 and older who suffered a head trauma associated with a ground-level fall, only about 60 percent of them followed up with their primary care physician ...

Epic is developing a clinical decision tool called "STEADI" (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries), expected to be ready by the end of this year. The tool is based on CDC guidelines for falls ...

Quantitative Timed Up Go (QTUG) measures gait and mobility using body‑worn sensors during a standard Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. It produces an objective assessment of mobility, falls risk and frailty ...