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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Preventing falls"”.
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Participants' Perceptions of Factors in Preventing Falls
<p>Falls pose a serious threat to older adults, often resulting in physical, emotional, and financial consequences. The use of multifactorial fall prevention programs has provided community-dwelling older adults with strategies to decrease the risk of falling. Outcomes for these programs are …
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Understanding and Preventing Falls: Perspectives of First Responders and Older Adults
… responders from a local fire district regarding falls and fall prevention, explore the degree of depression in older adult fallers, and identify strategies to prevent falls in older adults.</p> <p><strong>METHODS.</strong> This research study was an exploratory and retrospective descriptive study …
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Approach to Safety Improvement: Focusing on Better Care (Fall Prevention in Medical Surgical/Intermediate Care Unit)
… to last fiscal years’ data of an average of 4 falls per month. This trend created urgency to envisioned a plan for solutions to prevent this circumstance from happening. This Clinical Nurse Leader led a project in creating a process in identifying all patients that are high risk to fall (HRTF) …
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The Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Program for Older Adults
… the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the most common cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults over the age of 65 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2009). Falls can lead to a myriad of traumatic physical and emotional consequences. Integrated …
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Reactive Balance Control after Stroke: Towards Enhanced Clinical Understanding and Assessment
… control is a key determinant. The risk of falls post-stroke is high and fall rates rise dramatically soon after discharge from the hospital. Previous research has revealed the essential role that reactive balance control, specifically the capacity to initiate and execute a rapid step, has …
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Exploiting the concept of hysteresis in ankle dysfunction and ankle strengthening
… that will give strength to the ankle joint for preventing falls.
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Quedas em idosos institucionalizados: identificando fatores de riscos
… age. Studies show a higher incidence of falls among institutionalized elderly, greatly jeopardizing their health status and their living conditions. This study aims to identify the risk factors of falls for elderly residents of a long-stay institution. This is a descriptive, exploratory …
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Effectiveness of chiropractic care in improving sensorimotor function associated with falls risk in older people
… whether chiropractic care may play a role in preventing falls in older people.
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Falls and dizziness in frail older people. Predictors, experiences and the effects of a case management intervention
… old age may have a large impact on daily life. Falls can lead to injuries, reduced mobility and reduced quality of life. The risk of falls increases with age and frailty level. Dizziness is a strong risk factor for falls, and preventing falls and dizziness in older people is essential. The …
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Acceptability of and adherence to a Tai Chi exercise intervention to prevent falls among older people living with dementia.
Exercise interventions are effective in preventing falls, however, few have involved people living with dementia and explored their experiences. The aim of this PhD thesis was to fill this gap by exploring the experiences of dyads (formed of a person living with mild-to-moderate dementia and their …
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Patient Perception of Fall Risk and High Fall Risk Screening Scores
… and multiple hospital</p> <p>interventions, falls are the most prevalent adverse event among hospitalized patients and</p> <p>are the leading driver of health care costs, amounting to over $30 billion each year with</p> <p>projections to double by 2030. Recently, perception was identified as …
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The effects of strength and balance training using a Rock-it Board in an ageing population
… are a well-established training method in preventing falls in people over the age of 65 years. However, there is limited research investigating the effects of strength and balance training using a stability training device, and no research to date using a Rock-it Board. AIM The purpose of …
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Implementing Multifactorial Education Modules with Older Adults: Individualized and Interactive Fall Prevention Education
<p>Falls are a significant concern for community-dwelling older adults (OAs), with one in four OAs reporting a fall every year. Occupational therapy students collaborated with first responders of the Novato Fire District to identify gaps in fall prevention community outreach programs and found that …
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The effect of reproductive hormones on muscle function in young and middle-aged females.
… implications for correcting imbalance and preventing falls. The aim of the studies within this thesis were to 1) determine the rate and time course of force loss of the quadriceps muscle group over 12 months in three groups of women with varying hormonal status 2) establish the role of …