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BMC geriatrics

Journal Volume: 21
Journal Issue: 1
Journal Year: 2021
Articles in SafetyLit: 59

"Helping fill that gap:" a qualitative study of aging in place after disaster through the lens of home-based care providers

A prospective cohort study of the risk factors for new falls and fragility fractures in self-caring elderly patients aged 80 years and over

A volunteer-supported walking programme to improve physical function in older people (the POWER Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Age-related changes in postural control in older women: transitional tasks in step initiation

Applying the RE-AIM implementation framework to evaluate fall prevention interventions in community dwelling adults with cognitive impairment: a review and secondary analysis

Association between post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and bone fractures after the Great East Japan Earthquake in older adults: a prospective cohort study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey

Bidirectional relationship between subjective age and frailty: a prospective cohort study

Characteristics of balance performance in the Chinese elderly by age and gender

Characteristics of fall-related head injury versus non-head injury in the older adults

Cognitive frailty is a robust predictor of falls, injuries, and disability among community-dwelling older adults

Cost-effectiveness of group-based exercise to prevent falls in elderly community-dwelling people

Design characteristics and inclusion of evidence-based exercise recommendation in fall prevention community exercise programs for older adults in Canada: a national descriptive self-report study

Development and piloting of a perturbation stationary bicycle robotic system that provides unexpected lateral perturbations during bicycling (the PerStBiRo system)

Development of a Parkinson's disease specific falls questionnaire

Domain-specific self-perceptions of aging are associated with different gait patterns in older adults: a cross-sectional latent profile analysis

Effect of virtual reality exercises on balance and fall in elderly people with fall risk: a randomized controlled trial

Establishing content validity for a composite activities-specific risk of falls scale: linkage between fear of falling and physical activity

Factors associated with improved walking in older people during hospital rehabilitation: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Fall awareness behaviour and its associated factors among community dwelling older adults

Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Falls associated with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards among community-dwelling older adults between men and women

Falls efficacy instruments for community-dwelling older adults: a COSMIN-based systematic review

Fear of falling and associated factors among older people living in Bahir Dar City, Amhara, Ethiopia- a cross-sectional study

Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal study

Feasibility of a multicomponent cognitive behavioral intervention for fear of falling after hip fracture: process evaluation of the FIT-HIP intervention

Impact of the HOP-UP-PT program on older adults at risk to fall: a randomized controlled trial

Incidence and multidimensional predictors of occasional and recurrent falls among Malaysian community-dwelling older persons

Increased recurrent falls experience in older adults with coexisting of sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

Life after falls prevention exercise - experiences of older people taking part in a clinical trial: a phenomenological study

Patients' thoughts on their falls in a rehabilitation hospital: a qualitative study of patients with stroke

Patterns and clinical outcomes of injuries related to two-wheeled vehicles (bicycle and motorcycle) in the geriatric population: a nationwide analysis in South Korea (2016-2018)

Patterns and predictive factors of loss of the independence trajectory among community-dwelling older adults

Perceived discrimination and health outcomes among middle-aged and older adults in India: results of a national survey in 2017-2018

Persistent polypharmacy and fall injury risk: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

Perturbation-based balance training to improve balance control and reduce falls in older adults - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Physical activity level, fear of falling and quality of life: a comparison between community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults

Prevalence of risk for pressure ulcers, malnutrition, poor oral health and falls - a register study among older persons receiving municipal health care in southern Sweden

Prevention of road crashes in older adults: perspectives on facilitators, barriers and the role of the family doctor

Reliability and validity of an adapted hip abductor strength measure as a potential new fall risk assessment for older persons: a study protocol

Risk factors for injuries in New Zealand older adults with complex needs: a national population retrospective study

Risk-of-falling related outcomes improved in community-dwelling older adults after a 6-week sideways walking intervention: a feasibility and pilot study

Sex differences in impact of sarcopenia on falls in community-dwelling Korean older adults

Sexual violence in older adults: a Belgian prevalence study

Sleep duration and incident frailty: the Rural Frailty Study

Social and physical factors related to depression in the older population of Siberia, Russia: a cross-sectional study

Socio-economic inequality in the prevalence of violence against older adults - findings from India

The (cost-)effectiveness of an implemented fall prevention intervention on falls and fall-related injuries among community-dwelling older adults with an increased risk of falls: protocol for the in balance randomized controlled trial

The accuracy of the Ishii score chart in predicting sarcopenia in the elderly community in Chengdu

The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) study: methods and baseline cohort description

The incidence of mental disorder increases after hip fracture in older people: a nationwide cohort study

The influence of probable rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and sleep insufficiency on fall risk in a community-dwelling elderly population

The opinions and experiences of nurses on frailty screening among older hospitalized patients. An exploratory study

The performance of balance exercises during daily tooth brushing is not sufficient to improve balance and muscle strength in healthy older adults

The relation between kinematic synergy to stabilize the center of mass during walking and future fall risks: a 1-year longitudinal study

The risk of fall-related hospitalisations at entry into permanent residential aged care

The sex difference in gait speed among older adults: how do sociodemographic, lifestyle, social and health determinants contribute?

Type of tea consumption and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults

Understanding the positive outcomes of discharge planning interventions for older adults hospitalized following a fall: a realist synthesis

Using augmented reality technology for balance training in the older adults: a feasibility pilot study