...Josephine White; Andrea B. Maier; Laura Iacobaccio; Rebecca Iseli Introduction: Foot problems, including musculoskeletal problems, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease and dermatologic pathology are common in older adults and are associated with an increased risk of falling...

...Laura Schmidt; Tania Zieschang; Jessica Koschate; Tim Stuckenschneider Introduction: Fall-related sequelae as well as balance and gait impairments are more pronounced in older adults who are cognitively impaired (OACI) compared to older adults who are cognitively healthy (OACH). Evidence is scarce...

...Shani Batcir; Yuliya Berdichevsky; Yaacov G. Bachner; Omri Lubovsky; Ronen Debi; Itshak Melzer Introduction: An effective reactive step response to an unexpected balance loss is an important factor that determines if a fall will happen. We investigated reactive step strategies and kinematics...

...Hylton B. Menz; Shan M. Bergin; Jodie A. McClelland; Shannon E. Munteanu Introduction: Several footwear characteristics have been shown to affect balance and gait patterns and may therefore influence the risk of falling in older adults. However, attributing a link between footwear and falls...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2024 Ageing Bone Falls Hip fractures Quality of life As people age, the risk of falling and fall-related injuries increases. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury-related...

...Nolwenn Lapierre; Nathavy Um Din; Joël Belmin; Carmelo Lafuente-Lafuente Introduction: Exergaming is increasingly employed in rehabilitation for older adults. However, their effects on fall rate and fall risk remain unclear. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis that included...

... difficulties is associated with future risk of falling among community-dwelling older adults. Methods: We used data from two Australian population-based cohorts: three waves from the PATH Through Life study (PATH; n = 2,048, 51% men, age 66.5 ± 1.5 SD years) and three waves from the Concord Health and Ageing...

...Rex Parsons; Robin D. Blythe; Susanna M. Cramb; Steven M. McPhail Introduction: The digitization of hospital systems, including integrated electronic medical records, has provided opportunities to improve the prediction performance of inpatient fall risk models and their application to computerized...

...Joanne Dollard; Keith D. Hill; Anne Wilson; Damith C. Ranasinghe; Kylie Lange; Katherine Jones; Eileen Mary Boyle; Mengqi Zhou; Nicholas Ng; Renuka Visvanathan Introduction: As effective interventions to prevent inpatient falls are lacking, a novel technological intervention was trialed...

...Kathrin Marini; Philipp Mahlknecht; Oliver Schorr; Melanie Baumgartner; Roberto De Marzi; Cecilia Raccagni; Stefan Kiechl; Gregorio Rungger; Heike Stockner; Peter Willeit; Johann Willeit; Werner Poewe; Klaus Seppi Background: Recurrent falls represent a major source of serious adverse health...

... with PIM classification according to the EU(7)-PIM list. Results: In the overall study population, higher education was associated with lower odds of PIM use (odds ratio [OR] 0.93, confidence interval [CI] 95% 0.87–0.99, p = 0.017). Falls (OR 1.53, CI 95% 1.08–2.17, p = 0.016), frailty/prefrailty (OR 1.68...

...Deborah A. Jehu; Jennifer C. Davis; Cindy K. Barha; Kristin Vesely; Winnie Cheung; Cheyenne Ghag; Teresa Liu-Ambrose Background: Sex differences for subsequent falls and falls risk factors in community-dwelling older adults who have fallen are unknown. Our aim was to: (1) compare the number...

...Li Zhang; Shuqin Liu; Yujie Li; Suyun Li; Yili Wu Introduction: Although previous studies have reported the significant associations of sleep quality with gait speed and falls, the mechanisms underlying these associations are unclear. We aimed to examine the gender-specific associations of sleep...

...Letícia Pophal da Silva; Natália Boneti Moreira; Paulo Barbosa de Freitas; Gleber Pereira; André Luiz Felix Rodacki Introduction: It is believed that functional capacity and fall history are factors capable of influencing the gait parameters of older adults. Thus, the objective of this study...

...Jennifer C. Davis; Ryan E. Rhodes; Karim M. Khan; Mohammad Ali Mansournia; Ahmad Khosravi; Patrick Chan; Mary Zhao; Deborah A. Jehu; Teresa Liu-Ambrose Introduction: Strength and balance exercises prevent falls. Yet, exercise adherence is often low. To maximize the benefit of exercise on falls...

...Maxence Meyer; Florentin Constancias; Thomas Vogel; Georges Kaltenbach; Elise Schmitt Introduction: Falls among older people are a major health issue and the first cause of accidental death after 75 years of age. Post-fall syndrome (PFS) is commonly known and yet poorly studied. Objective: Identify...

...Dan Zhao; Jie Li; Peipei Fu; Wenting Hao; Yemin Yuan; Caiting Yu; Zhengyue Jing; Yi Wang; Chengchao Zhou Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between cognitive frailty and falls among older adults. Activity engagement (AE) is known to be related to falls in older adults...

...Yu Jiang; Qinghua Xia; Peng Zhou; Shuo Jiang; Vinod K. Diwan; Biao Xu Introduction: Falls are currently the top safety problem in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in China. Due to the increasing number of residents living in LTCFs, more evidence is needed to give a foundation for fall prevention...

...Caiyun Zhang; Xiaomei Dong; Ming Ding; Xiongfei Chen; Xinying Shan; Hui Ouyang; Qian Tao Background: Cognitive impairment represents a risk factor for falls in older adults. However, cognition is a complex construct comprising several functional domains. The relationship between specific cognitive...

...Hadas Nachmani; Guy Shani; Amir Shapiro; Itshak Melzer Introduction: Many falls in older adults occur during walking and result in lateral falls. The ability to perform a recovery step after balance perturbation determines whether a fall will occur. Aim: To investigate age-related changes in first...