BACKGROUND Unintentional falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality with a significant burden on victims, families, and societies. We aimed to study the mechanism, risk factors, and outcome of hospitalized patients with fall-related injuries in order to propose preventive measures. METHODS Fall-related injured patients who were admitted to Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates (UAE) f...

BACKGROUND Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is a common surgical treatment for severe knee Osteoarthritis (OA), which generally improves pain, physical function, quality of life and possibly fall risk. Fall risk increases for older adults with severe knee OA; however it has not been studied extensively whether this parameter is improved after TKA. OBJECTIVE To investigate: a) the history and fre...

objectives: falling is a common problem among the elderly. falling indoors and outdoors is highly prevalent among the iranian elderly. therefore, identification of the contributing factors at home and their modification can reduce falls and subsequent injuries inthe elderly. the goal of this study was to identify the elderly at risk of fall, using the ‘home falls and accident screening tool’ (h...

objectives: balance disorder is one of the most common problems after stroke causes falling and fear of falling in some patients. the balance based video games are newly used in people with motor problems. it is very important to use different interventions for balance issues. the aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of videogame on balance and fear of falling in one participant....

Background: Fear of falling is common amongst older adults, especially those who live in nursing homes. This study aimed to determinate factors associated with fear of falling and functional independence in older adults living in nursing homes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using a convenience sampling method to enroll 200 older adults living in nursing homes from 25 senior cente...

background: in this study we investigated the differences of functional gait and balance measures between patients with chronic stroke with different level of concern about falling. methods: fifty-four patients with chronic stroke participated in this observational, cross-sectional study. the level of concern relating to falls was assessed by using the falls efficacy scale-international. thirty...

background : to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to date, no systematic study has been carried out in tabriz city to investigate the extent, frequency, causes, and major outcome(s) of falling accidents in the houses of rural and urban areas of this city. the current study was, therefore, undertaken to address some of these issues. methods: in this cross-sectional retrospective study, 43170 i...

background: fear of falling is not only a risk factor for falls, but it is also an important clinical predictor of functional decline in older adults. this study identified sex differences in fear of falling and related factors in older adults with low grip strength. methods: the data of 902 older adults from the 2012 korean national survey, conducted as a research project by the korea employme...