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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"falls in old age"”.
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The Application of a Predictive Fall Risk Index Among the Elderly
<p>This descriptive study examined the application of a predictive fall risk index among the elderly. The research question was: To what extent do individual chronic disabilities, present on the Tinetti et al. (1986) fall risk index, prospectively identify which residents are likely to fall. …
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Patient Falls in the Acute Care Setting: An Institutional Analysis
<p>An index of falls risk characteristics was designed and applied in a retrospective review of the medical charts of 106 patients who fell and 109 patients who did not fall during the first six months of 1989 in a large, upper midwestem hospital. The index was used to obtain information described …
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A Retrospective Study of Fall Prevention Programs in Geriatric Nursing Facilities
… identify the differences between geriatric nursing facilities with a Fall Prevention Program and geriatric nursing facilities without a Fall Prevention Program on the Total Staff Present, Medicaid reimbursement, proprietary for-profit geriatric nursing facility ownership, physical and chemical …
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Fallers in South Dakota Nursing Homes as Represented on the MDS+
… study explored the profile of South Dakota nursing home residents who experience falls by using data from the MDS+ assessment data base. A number of variables were selected from the MDS+ based on the fall profile in the literature review. The variables were analyzed in relation to three groups …
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Comparison of Elderly Non-Fallers and Fallers on Performance Measures of Functional Reach, Sensory Organizations, and Limits of Stability
… elderly non-fallers and fallers for differences in the following: (1) mean functional reach (FR), (2) mean anterior limits of stability (LOS), (3) mean posterior LOS, and (4) mean sensory organization test (SOT) composite score. The following correlations were tested for significance separately …
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Patterns and predictors of falls and their consequences in extreme old age
$\textbf{BACKGROUND AND AIMS}$ Falls in old age can have serious consequences. The impact on health and social care is growing as the older population increases, but there are few data on falling amongst the “oldest old”. This study aimed to provide much needed information on this fastest growing …