Falls among older persons: a public health perspective
RW Sattin - Annual review of public health, 1992 - annualreviews.org
Among persons aged 65 years or older, falls are the leading cause of death from injury (66,
79). Major morbidity from falls includes more than 230,000 hip fractures per year among …
79). Major morbidity from falls includes more than 230,000 hip fractures per year among …
Using a cost-benefit analysis to estimate outcomes of a clinical treatment guideline: testing the Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines for the treatment of severe …
M Faul, MM Wald, W Rutland-Brown… - Journal of Trauma …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background: A decade after promulgation of treatment guidelines by the Brain Trauma
Foundation (BTF), few studies exist that examine the application of these guidelines for …
Foundation (BTF), few studies exist that examine the application of these guidelines for …
The effects of exercise on falls in elderly patients: a preplanned meta-analysis of the FICSIT trials
MA Province, EC Hadley, MC Hornbrook, LA Lipsitz… - Jama, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To determine if short-term exercise reduces falls and fall-related injuries in the
elderly. Design.—A preplanned meta-analysis of the seven Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative …
elderly. Design.—A preplanned meta-analysis of the seven Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative …
The incidence of fall injury events among the elderly in a defined population
RW Sattin, DA LAMBERT HUBER… - American journal of …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
Falls are a leading cause of death from injury among older persons in the United States, and
about one in three older persons falls each year. Yet, reliable estimates of the incidence of …
about one in three older persons falls each year. Yet, reliable estimates of the incidence of …
Development of the common data base for the FICSIT trials
DM Buchner, MC Hornbrook, NG Kutner… - Journal of the …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
The eight FICSIT (Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques) sites
test different intervention strategies in selected target groups of older adults. To compare the …
test different intervention strategies in selected target groups of older adults. To compare the …
Associations of demographic, functional, and behavioral characteristics with activity‐related fear of falling among older adults transitioning to frailty
RW Kressig, SL Wolf, RW Sattin… - Journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine, in a cohort of older individuals transitioning to frailty (defined by
Speechley and Tinetti, 1991) who have previously fallen, whether there are significant …
Speechley and Tinetti, 1991) who have previously fallen, whether there are significant …
Intense tai chi exercise training and fall occurrences in older, transitionally frail adults: a randomized, controlled trial
Objectives: To determine whether an intense tai chi (TC) exercise program could reduce the
risk of falls more than a wellness education (WE) program in older adults meeting criteria for …
risk of falls more than a wellness education (WE) program in older adults meeting criteria for …
[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for field triage of injured patients: recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage
SM Sasser, RC Hunt, EE Sullivent, MM Wald, J Mitchko… - 2009 - cdc.gov
Summary In the United States, injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1--44
years, and the approximately 800,000 emergency medical services (EMS) providers have a …
years, and the approximately 800,000 emergency medical services (EMS) providers have a …
Leading causes of unintentional and intentional injury mortality: United States, 2000–2009
IRH Rockett, MD Regier… - … journal of public …, 2012 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We have described national trends for the 5 leading external causes of injury
mortality. Methods. We used negative binomial regression and annual underlying cause-of …
mortality. Methods. We used negative binomial regression and annual underlying cause-of …
Reduction in fear of falling through intense tai chi exercise training in older, transitionally frail adults
Objectives: To determine whether an intense tai chi exercise program could reduce fear of
falling better than a wellness education (WE) program in older adults who had fallen …
falling better than a wellness education (WE) program in older adults who had fallen …