The Contribution of Predisposing and Situational Risk Factors to Serious Fall Injuries
Tinetti M, Doucette J, Claus E. The Contribution of Predisposing and Situational Risk Factors to Serious Fall Injuries. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 1207-1213. PMID: 7594153, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07395.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesRisk factorsFall injuriesSerious injuriesSituational risk factorsLower body mass indexPercentage of fallersBody mass indexLoss of consciousnessMulticomponent intervention programPhysical performance measuresFirst fallRisk of injuryCohort studyInjury overallPrimary outcomeMass indexHead injuryJoint dislocationFemale genderHome assessmentCognitive impairmentPreventive programsMultivariate analysisInjury