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Aging clinical and experimental research

Year: 2019
Articles in SafetyLit: 24

A simple method to categorize gait speed of older persons based on visual inspection of stepping

Age-related differences to neck range of motion and muscle strength: potential risk factors to fall-related traumatic brain injuries

Analgesic and psychoactive medications and the risk of falls in relation to delirium in single-bed rooms compared to multiple-bed rooms in geriatric inpatients

Analysis of the health profiles and prevalence of falls for patients over 65 years of age in a thermal environment

Assessment of factors that increase risk of falling in older women by four different clinical methods

Cognitive performances better identify fallers than mobility assessment among older adults with fear of falling

Dizziness and its association with walking speed and falls efficacy among older men and women in an urban population

Dynapenic abdominal obesity and the incidence of falls in older women: a prospective study

Effect of exergames on physical outcomes in frail elderly: a systematic review

Effects of Nintendo Wii fit game training on balance among Lebanese older adults

Effects of task-specific obstacle-induced trip-perturbation training: proactive and reactive adaptation to reduce fall-risk in community-dwelling older adults

Exercise with active video game or strength/balance training? Case reports comparing postural balance of older women

Factors associated with impairment in gait speed in older people with clinically normal gait. A cross-sectional study

Late life suicide in Italy, 1980-2015

Long-term strength and balance training in prevention of decline in muscle strength and mobility in older adults

Medications and fall risk: a case-control study in nursing home residents in Japan

Motor-cognitive dual-task performance of older women evaluated using Wii Balance Board

Predicting falls in people with Parkinson's disease: impact of methodological approaches on predictors identified

Prognostic factors that modify outcomes of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients with falls

Relationship between malnutrition and different fall risk assessment tools in a geriatric in-patient unit

Robotic balance assessment in community-dwelling older people with different grades of impairment of physical performance

Root cause analysis of fall-related hospitalisations among residents of aged care services

Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of a complex intervention in pre-frail older adults

The association between apathy, decline in physical performance, and falls in older persons