Papers on concerns of falling

159 papers5 new in 30 days

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

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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

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Monday, October 12

arXivOct 12

FallGown: A Soft Pneumatic Wearable Device for Fall Prevention

Preprint: study in peopleInterventions

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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

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Thursday, September 24

Age and AgeingSep 24

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Keep-On-Keep-Up digital falls prevention programme in community-dwelling older adults: results of a randomised controlled trial

Flowchart of participants throughout the study.

Randomized trial in 202 peopleInterventions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Preprint: non-randomized trial in 15 peopleExercise

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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

Randomized trial in 56 peopleMindfulness

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Monday, March 23

BMC GeriatricsMar 23

Distinct mobility facets and their association with intrinsic capacity domains in (pre-)frail community-dwelling older adults: an application of the unified framework for measuring mobility

Cross-sectional study of 385 peoplePopulations

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Wednesday, March 11

JMIR AgingMar 11

Effects of Digital-Based Exercise Interventions on Concerns About Falling, Falls Efficacy, and Physical Performance Among Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Meta-analysis of randomized trialsInterventions

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Saturday, March 7

BMC Public HealthMar 7

Evaluation of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme implemented across three United Kingdom regions: a prospective cohort study

Cohort study of 1,601 peopleInterventions

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Tuesday, March 3

PreprintMar 3

Task-Specific Concerns About Falling During Stair Negotiation in Older People

Preprint: study protocolPopulations

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Thursday, February 26

PreprintFeb 26

The Role of Physical Activity and Psychological Factors in Fall Prevention: Insights from a Mediation Analysis of an RCT (CHAnGE trial)

Preprint: randomized trial in 605 peopleInterventions

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Wednesday, February 11

Journal of Geriatric Physical TherapyFeb 11

Validating Falls Efficacy and Balance Confidence Scales as Windows Into Real-Time Fall Anxiety in Older Adults

Study of 16 peopleAnxiety

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Thursday, February 5

JMIR Research ProtocolsFeb 5

Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Digital Falls Prevention Program Versus Usual Care to Improve Balance, Falls Risk, and Function in Older Adults: Protocol for the Keep-On-Keep-Up Randomized Controlled Trial

Study protocolInterventions

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Monday, February 2

Frontiers in Public HealthFeb 2

Risk of sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults in Kuwait

Cross-sectional study of 92 peopleSarcopenia

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Wednesday, January 7

Gait & PostureJan 7

Links between central visual field loss and movement processing during walking

Study in peopleMechanisms

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Saturday, January 3

GSA 2025 AbstractJan 3

Effectiveness of a Digital Falls Prevention (KOKU) to Improve Function and Reduce Falls Risk in Older Adults.

Randomized trial in 202 peopleInterventions

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Friday, December 26

AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 26

Feasibility Testing Bootle Blast as an Exergame Intervention for People Living with Dementia and Family Caregivers at Home

Trial protocolDementia

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Friday, December 19

BMC GeriatricsDec 19

Association and predictive value analysis for mobility assessments and concerns about falling on falls in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study in China

Cohort study of 2,544 peopleBiomarkers

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Saturday, December 13

Scientific ReportsDec 13

The interaction of gait characteristics and concerns about falling in community-dwelling older adults

Cross-sectional study of 261 peopleBiomarkers

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Thursday, December 4

Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and FallsDec 4

Development and Initial Validation of a Brief Multidimensional Falls Efficacy Scale

Cross-sectional study of 179 peopleBiomarkers

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Saturday, November 29

BMJ OpenNov 29

Conventional and tablet-supported physical training to reduce falls and fall-related injuries in community-dwelling older adults: protocol of the randomised SURE-footed into the future Fall Intervention Trial (SURE-FIT)

Study protocolInterventions

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