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 instrumentsDizziness among older adults: a possible geriatric syndrome.
Tinetti M, Williams C, Gill T. Dizziness among older adults: a possible geriatric syndrome. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2000, 132: 337-44. PMID: 10691583, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-5-200003070-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDizzinessDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHearing DisordersHumansHypotension, OrthostaticMaleMyocardial InfarctionPostural BalancePrevalenceRisk FactorsSensation DisordersStatistics as TopicSyndromeConceptsAdjusted relative riskGeriatric syndromesRelative riskEpisodes of dizzinessCommunity-living personsPast myocardial infarctionCross-sectional studyYears of agePostural hypotensionMore medicationsMyocardial infarctionImpaired balanceDizzinessDepressive symptomsSyndromeImpaired hearingSpecific causesOlder adultsMultiple causesSymptomsProbability sampleRiskSensationCauseNew Haven