2003
Falls
Thomas D, Edelberg H, Tinetti M. Falls. 2003, 979-994. DOI: 10.1007/0-387-22621-4_67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFall prevention programMajority of fallsRisk of fallsNursing home residentsSingle disease processConsiderable morbiditySerious morbidityExercise programRisk factorsHome residentsParkinson's diseaseDisease processActivity restrictionPrevention programsOlder individualsCareful assessmentSerious injuriesCommon eventMorbidityFallersRiskInjuryDiseaseIntrinsic eventsRecent studies
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