2017
STRIDE: ASCERTAINING SERIOUS FALL-RELATED INJURIES IN A PRAGMATIC TRIAL OF FALL PREVENTION
Ganz D, Siu A, Magaziner J, Travison T, Gill T, Latham N. STRIDE: ASCERTAINING SERIOUS FALL-RELATED INJURIES IN A PRAGMATIC TRIAL OF FALL PREVENTION. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1008-1008. PMCID: PMC6184873, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesMedical attentionFalls/injuriesMonthly fall calendarsType of injuryFall calendarsPrimary outcomeClinical featuresPragmatic trialMedical recordsFall preventionInjurySerious fallsTelephone interviewsParticipants' reportsAscertainment biasParticipantsPatientsTrialsFallMonthsPrevention
2000
Environmental Hazards and the Risk of Nonsyncopal Falls in the Homes of Community-Living Older Persons
Gill T, Williams C, Tinetti M. Environmental Hazards and the Risk of Nonsyncopal Falls in the Homes of Community-Living Older Persons. Medical Care 2000, 38: 1174-1183. PMID: 11186296, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200012000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsyncopal fallsOlder personsCommunity-living older personsProspective cohort studyBalance/gaitYears of ageFall calendarsCohort studyResearch nursesRoom assessmentFall preventionRelative riskSlip hazardsConsistent associationNumber of participantsRiskFace validityPhone callsHigh face validityProbability sampleAgeAssociationFallYearsStandard instruments
1995
Shared Risk Factors for Falls, Incontinence, and Functional Dependence: Unifying the Approach to Geriatric Syndromes
Tinetti M, Inouye S, Gill T, Doucette J. Shared Risk Factors for Falls, Incontinence, and Functional Dependence: Unifying the Approach to Geriatric Syndromes. JAMA 1995, 273: 1348-1353. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520410042024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric syndromesUrinary incontinenceMore basic activitiesPopulation-based cohortProportion of participantsRisk factorsIncontinenceDaily livingDepression scoresSyndromeGeneral communityCompensatory abilityArm strengthBasic activitiesSignificant increaseHigh anxietyImpairmentMultiple areasNew HavenYearsParticipantsFallFactorsPredisposesCohort