Frontiers in Public Health
Predicting 90-day falls and unplanned medical visits in nursing home residents using rapid nursing scores including calf circumference, grip strength, Timed Up and go (TUG) test, weight change, and appetite: a prospective observational cohort study protocol
Study protocolBiomarkers
500 participants, 90 days, declared ties to: Shandong Jingren Elderly Care Service
- Falls
- Calf circumference
- Grip strength
- Simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire
- Timed Up and Go test
- Humans
The paper
Dan Wang, Xianhu Yang, Jiaxin Yang, Haina Cui
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Hongna Gao, Shubai Chen, Huijing Sun, Fei Liu, Guoqiang Ma, Yalin Mao, Daoxia Sun,Binzhou Polytechnic
Frontiers in Public Health, 6 Aug 2026