Concern about falling

Papers on concern about falling

189 papers7 new in 30 days

Monday, November 2

Applied SciencesNov 2

Effects of Self-Selected Handrail Use on Foot Placement and Centre-of-Mass Control During Unperturbed Stair Descent in Older Adults

Study of 14 peopleInterventions

Friday, October 30

Frontiers in AgingOct 30

Lab and clinical frailty scores often disagreed in adults

Among 1,160 adults, laboratory and clinical frailty scores were weakly correlated, at 0.11, with disagreement increasing with age.Among 1,160 adults, laboratory and clinical frailty scores were weakly correlated, at 0.11, with disagreement increasing with age.

A compact group of upright, faceless people stands beside scattered enlarged blood cells, with contrasting distributions of dark blue-green and gray.

Accepted, not yet published: cross-sectional · 1,160 peopleBiomarkers

Journal of Global HealthOct 30

Prevalence of fall risk and fear of falling among older adults in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Primary study selection flow diagram.

Meta-analysisFear of falling

Thursday, October 15

Geriatrics & Gerontology InternationalOct 15

Exploring the Application of Machine Learning for Daily-Life Near-Fall Detection in Older Adults

Group comparisons for gait perturbations across age, cognitive performance, concerns about falling and frailty.

Cohort study of 202 peopleFalls

Tuesday, October 13

Frontiers in MedicineOct 13

Sarcopenia and cognitive impairment after hip fracture in older adults: a narrative review and conceptual rehabilitation framework

Original figure developed by the authors for this manuscript.

Study in peopleHip fracture

Monday, October 12

arXivOct 12

FallGown: A Soft Pneumatic Wearable Device for Fall Prevention

Preprint: study in peopleInterventions

Wednesday, October 7

BMC GeriatricsOct 7

Effectiveness of early supervised walking sessions on a walking treadmill in older inpatients after cancer surgery: study protocol for the APPAHOCA-2 trial

Study protocolCancer

Thursday, September 24

Age and AgeingSep 24

Tablet exercise program improved balance in older adults

After 12 weeks, participants assigned to Keep-On-Keep-Up scored 6.35 points higher on a balance assessment than those receiving standard care alone.After 12 weeks, participants assigned to Keep-On-Keep-Up scored 6.35 points higher on a balance assessment than those receiving standard care alone.

Flowchart of participants throughout the study.

Randomized trialInterventions

Wednesday, September 23

Aging Clinical and Experimental ResearchSep 23

Reducing concerns about falling in older adults: evaluation of a multi-component intervention and the role of stress and inflammation markers - long-term effects of the FEARFALL randomized controlled trial

Change of psychological outcomes over all time points (T0, T1, T2).

Randomized trial in 160 peopleInterventions

Tuesday, September 15

Research SquareSep 15

Exercise effects on balance confidence and concerns about falling in older adults with cognitive impairment: a construct-stratified meta-analysis

PRISMA 2020 flow diagram of study selection.

Preprint: meta-analysis of randomized trialsExercise

Tuesday, September 8

Clinical Interventions in AgingSep 8

Incident Falls Across Concordant and Discordant Profiles of Concerns About Falling and Functional Mobility in Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study

Flow diagram of participant recruitment, baseline assessment, and one-year follow-up.

Cohort study of 2,445 peoplePopulations

Wednesday, September 2

Research SquareSep 2

Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Changes After Transitions to Concern About Falling, a Recent Fall, or Both in Older Adults: A Longitudinal NHATS Study

Preprint: cohort study of 437 peoplePopulations

Tuesday, September 1

Research SquareSep 1

Cultural Adaptation and Feasibility Testing of Adapted Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Programme for Chinese Older Adults in the UK: A Mixed-Methods Study

Participant Recruitment and Eligibility Flow

Preprint: non-randomized trial in 15 peopleExercise

Canadian Geriatrics JournalSep 1

Does Adding Mindfulness to Instability Resistance Training Enhance Dual-Task Mobility and Fall-Related Outcomes in Older Adults with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Study flowchart.

Randomized trial in 56 peopleMindfulness

Tuesday, August 25

BMC GeriatricsAug 25

Assessing concerns about falling: a comparison of telephone-based and face-to-face FES-I interviews in older adults

Bland-Altman plot comparing FES-I scores obtained via telephone and face-to-face interviews

Randomized trial in 123 peopleBiomarkers

Friday, August 21

Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAug 21

Concern About Falling in a Mexican Clinical Cohort of Adults Aged ≥65 Years: Postfall Syndrome Construct

Cross-sectional study of 391 peoplePopulations

Friday, July 31

JMIR AgingJul 31

Exergaming Interventions for Preventing Falls and Injurious Falls in Older People: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Meta-analysis of randomized trialsExergaming

Thursday, July 30

Journal of Motor BehaviorJul 30

Influence of Concern About Falls on Threat-Induced Emotional and Postural Responses in Older Adults

Study of 74 peopleMechanisms

Friday, July 10

medRxivJul 10

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Keep-on-Keep-up (KOKU) digital falls prevention programme in community-dwelling older adults: Results of a randomised controlled trial

Preprint: randomized trial in 202 peopleInterventions

Friday, July 3

BMC GeriatricsJul 3

Effects of game-based virtual reality balance training on postural stability and mobility in community-dwelling older adults: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

Randomized trial in 40 peopleInterventions

Friday, June 26

HealthcareJun 26

Effects of Systemic Vibratory Therapy Combined with a Physical Activity Program in Older Adults on Fall Risk, Balance, Physical Conditioning, and Neuromuscular Variables: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Study protocolInterventions

Thursday, June 25

The BioscanJun 25

Comparative Effects of Strength and Balance Training on Fall- Risk Indicators in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial With 9-Month Follow-Up

Randomized trial in 60 peopleStrength training

Tuesday, June 16

PreprintJun 16

Reducing Concerns about Falling in Older Adults: Effectiveness of a multi-component intervention and the role of stress and inflammation markers - Long-term effects of the FEARFALL study

Preprint: randomized trial in 160 peopleInterventions

Monday, June 15

Frontiers in Rehabilitation SciencesJun 15

Floor-Hugging intervention: findings from an exploratory study of a novel floor-exposure and post-fall contingency program

Non-randomized trial in 8 peopleInterventions

Friday, June 12

SensorsJun 12

Effects of Dual-Task Training on Gait Ability in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial Focused on Obstacle Negotiation

Randomized trial in 40 peopleMild cognitive impairment

NPJ Digital MedicineJun 12

Daily activity patterns from wearable accelerometry predict physical frailty and concern about falling

Cross-sectional study of 146 peopleBiomarkers

Saturday, May 30

BMC Public HealthMay 30

Balance impairment as a central correlate of falls, short sleep, and physical health in community-dwelling adults

Cross-sectional study of 52 peoplePopulations

Monday, May 4

DiagnosticsMay 4

Validation of Falls Efficacy Scale Instrument in Romanian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Monocenter, Prospective Study

Cohort study of 124 peopleType 2 diabetes

Tuesday, April 28

GerontologyApr 28

Quantifying Reactive Dynamic Balance in Older Adults: An Exploratory Lag-Plot-Based Approach toward Fall Risk Estimation

Cohort study of 64 peopleBiomarkers

Wednesday, April 1

European Geriatric MedicineApr 1

Fall risk assessment using the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention Algorithm: Evidence from the ELSI-Brazil study

Cross-sectional study of 7,515 peopleFall risk