2025
Fruit and vegetable consumption and injurious falls among adults aged ≥ 50 years from low- and middle-income countries
Smith L, López Sánchez G, Veronese N, Tully M, Pizzol D, Butler L, Rahmati M, López-Gil J, Barnett Y, Jacob L, Soysal P, Castagna A, Shin J, Koyanagi A. Fruit and vegetable consumption and injurious falls among adults aged ≥ 50 years from low- and middle-income countries. Aging Clinical And Experimental Research 2025, 37: 90. PMID: 40095277, PMCID: PMC11913954, DOI: 10.1007/s40520-025-02966-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjurious fallsVegetable consumptionFruit/vegetable consumptionWorld Health OrganizationInadequate fruit/vegetable intakeIncrease fruit/vegetable consumptionServings of vegetablesFall-related injuriesAssociated with higher oddsMediation analysisMiddle-income countriesNationally representative dataMultivariate logistic regressionFruit/vegetable intakeGait speedInadequate consumptionGrip strengthAdult HealthHigher oddsMethodsCross-sectionalAdequate consumptionGlobal ageLogistic regressionRepresentative dataReduced risk
2024
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Fall Risk in Older Adults With Spinal Pain: Observational Findings From a Matched Retrospective Cohort Study
Trager R, Burton W, Loewenthal J, Perez J, Lisi A, Kowalski M, Wayne P. Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Fall Risk in Older Adults With Spinal Pain: Observational Findings From a Matched Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus 2024, 16: e72330. PMID: 39583476, PMCID: PMC11585376, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal manipulative therapyNegative control outcomesSpinal painFall riskRisk ratioOlder adultsLimb fracturesChiropractic spinal manipulative therapyCumulative incidence of fallsChiropractic spinal manipulationFall risk factorsReducing fall riskIncidence of fallsAssociated with fallsControl outcomesRandomized Controlled TrialsSpinal manipulationManipulative therapyInjurious fallsCumulative incidenceCare utilizationRetrospective cohort studyFracture incidenceCohort studyControlled TrialsLearning implementation of a guideline based decision support system to improve hypertension treatment in primary care in China: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Song J, Wang X, Wang B, Ge Y, Bi L, Jing F, Jin H, Li T, Gu B, Wang L, Hao J, Zhao Y, Liu J, Zhang H, Li X, Li J, Ma W, Wang J, Normand S, Herrin J, Armitage J, Krumholz H, Zheng X. Learning implementation of a guideline based decision support system to improve hypertension treatment in primary care in China: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. The BMJ 2024, 386: e079143. PMID: 39043397, PMCID: PMC11265211, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-079143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decision support systemsPrimary care practicesElectronic health recordsIntervention groupSystolic blood pressurePrimary careCare practicesBlood pressure <Health recordsPragmatic cluster randomised controlled trialCluster randomised controlled trialImproving hypertension treatmentPrimary care settingBlood pressure control ratesBlood pressureProportion of visitsProportion of participantsRandomised controlled trialsSystolic blood pressure <Control groupInjurious fallsRelated visitsCare settingsDiastolic blood pressure <Follow-upAssociation between self-reported visual symptoms (suggesting cataract) and self-reported fall-related injury among adults aged ≥ 65 years from five low- and middle-income countries
Smith L, López Sánchez G, Veronese N, Soysal P, Tully M, Gorely T, Allen P, Rahmati M, Yon D, Ball G, Butler L, Keyes H, Barnett Y, Shin J, Koyanagi A. Association between self-reported visual symptoms (suggesting cataract) and self-reported fall-related injury among adults aged ≥ 65 years from five low- and middle-income countries. Eye 2024, 38: 2920-2925. PMID: 38879598, PMCID: PMC11461526, DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03181-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related injuriesSelf-reported injurious fallsSelf-reported visual symptomsMiddle-income countriesInjurious fallsVisual symptomsAssociated with higher oddsCross-sectional associationsSelf-reported informationSample of adultsMultivariate logistic regressionWHO StudyOlder adultsOlder peopleAdult HealthHigher oddsAssessed associationsPooled ORLMICsCataract surgeryGlobal ageMeta-analysesLogistic regressionCataractPositive association
2023
Falls increase the risk for incident anxiety and depressive symptoms among adults aged ≥50 years: An analysis of the Irish longitudinal study on ageing
Jacob L, Kostev K, Shin J, Smith L, Oh H, Abduljabbar A, Haro J, Koyanagi A. Falls increase the risk for incident anxiety and depressive symptoms among adults aged ≥50 years: An analysis of the Irish longitudinal study on ageing. Archives Of Gerontology And Geriatrics 2023, 114: 105098. PMID: 37315378, DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2023.105098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident anxietyIrish Longitudinal StudyDepressive symptomsInjurious fallsOlder adultsCenter for Epidemiologic Studies DepressionReduced fear of fallingHospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleAnxiety and Depression ScaleProspective study of older adultsStudy of older adultsFear of FallingChronic physical conditionsEpidemiologic Studies DepressionAssociation of fallsImpact of fallsPresence of fallsLongitudinal studyAssociated with anxietyMultivariate logistic regressionCES-DHADS-AStudies DepressionDepression ScaleAnxiety subscale
2021
Association between food insecurity and fall-related injury among adults aged ≥65 years in low- and middle-income countries: The role of mental health conditions
Smith L, Shin J, López-Sánchez G, Veronese N, Soysal P, Oh H, Grabovac I, Barnett Y, Jacob L, Koyanagi A. Association between food insecurity and fall-related injury among adults aged ≥65 years in low- and middle-income countries: The role of mental health conditions. Archives Of Gerontology And Geriatrics 2021, 96: 104438. PMID: 34062309, DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related injuriesSevere food insecurityMiddle-income countriesFood insecurityInjurious fallsMental healthOlder adultsAssociated with fall-related injuriesAssociated with higher oddsImprove mental healthModerate food insecurityMental health complicationsMental health conditionsMediation analysisNationally representative dataMultivariate logistic regression analysisReduce food insecurityLogistic regression analysisWHO StudyCommunity-BasedAdult HealthHigher oddsPotential confoundersHealth conditionsAssessed associations
2011
Bayesian hierarchical modeling for a non‐randomized, longitudinal fall prevention trial with spatially correlated observations
Murphy TE, Allore HG, Leo‐Summers L, Carlin BP. Bayesian hierarchical modeling for a non‐randomized, longitudinal fall prevention trial with spatially correlated observations. Statistics In Medicine 2011, 30: 522-530. PMID: 21294148, PMCID: PMC3477673, DOI: 10.1002/sim.3912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsBayes TheoremComputer SimulationConnecticutControlled Clinical Trials as TopicEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMarkov ChainsModels, StatisticalMonte Carlo MethodPatient Education as TopicPoisson DistributionTreatment OutcomeConceptsNon-randomized designFall prevention trialsPersons 70 yearsCommunity-based health interventionsNon-randomized interventionsRandomization of participantsInjurious fallsPrevention trialsEmergency departmentFall preventionInterventional effectsLongitudinal trialCare areasConnecticut CollaborationHealth interventionsInterventional designHealthcare interventionsMedicaid ServicesOlder adultsIntervention areaSerious injuriesZip codesTrialsInterventionInfluential covariates
1998
Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status
Rizzo J, Friedkin R, Williams C, Nabors J, Acampora D, Tinetti M. Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status. Medical Care 1998, 36: 1174-1188. PMID: 9708590, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199808000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.ConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ServicesHealth StatusHumansInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsLong-Term CareMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisRegistriesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHealth care costsCare costsOlder personsTotal health care costsEmergency room costsHealth care utilizationSeverity of fallsAnnual hospital costsHealth Care Financing AdministrationPublic health practitionersNoninjurious fallsNursing home costsInjurious fallsCare registriesCare utilizationHospital costsFall statusMedicare populationHome healthNursing homesFall frequencyRoom costsFall severitySame time periodHealth practitionersThe Effect of Falls and Fall Injuries on Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Persons
Tinetti M, Williams C. The Effect of Falls and Fall Injuries on Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 1998, 53A: m112-m119. PMID: 9520917, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53a.2.m112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoninjurious fallsOlder personsInjurious fallsIndependent determinantsPhysical activityFall statusSerious injuriesCommunity-dwelling older personsAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-dwelling personsAge 71 yearsHospital surveillanceMore fallsFunctional outcomeRisk factorsFall injuriesHigh burdenPreventive strategiesFunctional declineInstrumental activitiesOutcome measuresCohort membersDaily livingHierarchical linear regression modelsInjury
1996
A Multifactorial Approach to Reducing Injurious Falls
King M, Tinetti M. A Multifactorial Approach to Reducing Injurious Falls. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 1996, 12: 745-759. PMID: 8890114, DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30199-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
The Effects of Exercise on Falls in Elderly Patients: A Preplanned Meta-analysis of the FICSIT Trials
Province M, Hadley E, Hornbrook M, Lipsitz L, Miller J, Mulrow C, Ory M, Sattin R, Tinetti M, Wolf S, Schechtman K, Arfken C, Rossiter-Fornoff J, Stevens V, Wingfield D, Greenlick M, Baker D, Claus E, Horwitz R, Buchner D, Wagner E, de Lateur B, Cress M, Price R, Abrass I, Esselman P, Marguerita T, . C, Mulrow, Gerety M, Cornell J, DeNino L, Kanten D, Kutner N, Green R, McNeely E, Coogler C, Fiatarone M, O'Neill E, Ryan N, Diet T, Clements K, Kehayias J, Roberts S, Evans W, Wallace R, Ross J, Huston J, Kundel C, Sellberg M, Wolfson L, Whipple R, Amerman P, Judge J, Derby C, King M, Tamboli A, Weiss S. The Effects of Exercise on Falls in Elderly Patients: A Preplanned Meta-analysis of the FICSIT Trials. JAMA 1995, 273: 1341-1347. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520410035023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElderly patientsTreatment armsExercise componentLower extremity weaknessAndersen-Gill extensionEffects of exerciseFall-related injuriesRisk of fallsShort-term exerciseFall outcomesFICSIT TrialsExtremity weaknessMedication changesInjurious fallsIncidence ratiosGeneral exerciseMedical recordsClinical trialsTai ChiDaily livingHigh riskCox modelNursing homesElderly adultsMeta-analysis
1987
Factors Associated with Serious Injury During Falls by Ambulatory Nursing Home Residents
Tinetti M. Factors Associated with Serious Injury During Falls by Ambulatory Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1987, 35: 644-648. PMID: 3584769, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb04341.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory nursing home residentsLower extremity weaknessNursing home residentsExtremity weaknessHome residentsComponents of injuryHigh-risk groupSerious injuriesInjurious fallsLikelihood of injuryRisk groupsPreventive strategiesFallersProtective responseInjuryAcute factorsPredictive characteristicsPrevious fallsFirst yearFallForce of impactSubjectsLess helpFactorsResidents
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