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Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls
Tinetti ME, Baker DI, King M, Gottschalk M, Murphy TE, Acampora D, Carlin BP, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG. Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls. New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 359: 252-261. PMID: 18635430, PMCID: PMC3472807, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0801748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related injuriesSerious fall-related injuriesAdjusted ratesIntervention regionClinical practiceElderly personsPercentage of cliniciansPrimary care cliniciansPrevention of fallsMedical servicesRate of injuryYears of ageEvaluation periodDissemination of evidenceCare cliniciansIntervention visitsOutpatient rehabilitationPreintervention periodFall preventionMorbid conditionsNonrandomized designInjuryReducing InjuryCliniciansRegions of Connecticut
1997
Falls
Tinetti M. Falls. 1997, 787-799. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-2705-0_51.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
1993
Development of the Common Data Base for the FICSIT Trials
Buchner D, Hornbrook M, Kutner N, Tinetti M, Dry M, Mulrow C, Schechtman K, Gerety M, Fiatarone M, Wolf S, Rossiter J, Arfken C, Kanten K, Lipsitz L, Sattin R, DeNino L, Group F. Development of the Common Data Base for the FICSIT Trials. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1993, 41: 297-308. PMID: 8440854, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06708.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Falls and Injuries in Frail and Vigorous Community Elderly Persons
Speechley M, Tinetti M. Falls and Injuries in Frail and Vigorous Community Elderly Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1991, 39: 46-52. PMID: 1987256, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1991.tb05905.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly personsFrail subjectsCircumstances of fallsFall-related injuriesFrail elderly personsSerious health problemFrail groupFall circumstancesInjury preventionHealth problemsObserved incidencePreventive effortsInjurySerious injuriesFrailFallersVigorous groupSubjectsRepresentative sampleGroupPsychological variablesPersonsFallIncidenceTransition group
1990
Falls
Tinetti M. Falls. 1990, 528-534. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-2093-8_40.Peer-Reviewed Original Research