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 ...

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 ...

Falling is a representative incident in hospitalization and can cause serious complications. In this study, we constructed an algorithm that nurses can use to easily recognize essential fall risk ...

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 ...

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

Though 72% received a fall assessment, only 56% adopted a personal fall prevention strategy. Interestingly, people who sought follow-up care from their primary care doctor were more likely to have a ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

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 ...

Falls among seniors are a major global health concern, ranking as the second leading cause of mortality worldwide, according to the World Health Organization's 2021 report. The staggering statistics ...

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 ...

As well as making recommendations on hazards in a person’s home, the updated guidance published today also covers residential care homes, hospitals and other healthcare settings in the community, for ...

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators explored this issue by investigating the rate of follow-up by older adults who sustain a fall-related head ...