Nutritional status, body mass index, and the risk of falls in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Trevisan, A Crippa, S Ek, AK Welmer, G Sergi… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the association between nutritional status, defined on the basis of a
multidimensional evaluation, and body mass index (BMI) with the risk of falls and recurrent …

Association of cerebral small vessel disease with gait and balance disorders

C Su, X Yang, S Wei, R Zhao - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a common cerebrovascular disease and an
important cause of gait and balance disorders. Gait and balance disorders can further lead …

Kinematic validation of a multi-Kinect v2 instrumented 10-meter walkway for quantitative gait assessments

DJ Geerse, BH Coolen, M Roerdink - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Walking ability is frequently assessed with the 10-meter walking test (10MWT), which may
be instrumented with multiple Kinect v2 sensors to complement the typical stopwatch-based …

Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal study

M Liu, T Hou, Y Li, X Sun, SL Szanton, L Clemson… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Fear of falling and previous falls are both risk factors that affect daily activities of
older adults. However, it remains unclear whether they independently limit daily activities …

Factors associated with fear of falling among community-dwelling older adults in the Shih-Pai study in Taiwan

HT Chang, HC Chen, P Chou - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Fear of falling is an important risk indicator for adverse health related outcomes
in older adults. However, factors associated with fear of falling among community-dwelling …

Protective or harmful? A qualitative exploration of older people's perceptions of worries about falling

TJ Ellmers, MR Wilson, M Norris, WR Young - Age and ageing, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background worries about falling are common in older people. It has been suggested that
these worries can reduce balance safety by acting as a distracting dual-task. However, it is …

Prevalence of fear of falling and its association with physical function and fall history among senior citizens living in rural areas of China

Q Su, Y Gao, J Zhang, J Tang, M Song, J Song… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Fear of falling (FOF) is as significant as a fall, leading to limited physical activity
and poor quality of life among senior citizens. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence …

Fear of falling and its predictors among community-living older adults in Korea

E Oh, GRS Hong, S Lee, S Han - Aging & mental health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To explore the prevalence and predicting factors of fear of falling (FOF) among
community-living older adults in Korea. Methods: Secondary data analysis of the 2011 …

Task matters: an investigation on the effect of different secondary tasks on dual-task gait in older adults

HT Goh, M Pearce, A Vas - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Dual-task gait performance declines as humans age, leading to increased fall
risk among older adults. It is unclear whether different secondary cognitive tasks mediate …

The complex association between fear of falling and mobility limitation in relation to late-life falls: a SHARE-based analysis

H Litwin, B Erlich, A Dunsky - Journal of aging and health, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study examines fear of falling (FOF) in relation to falls in light of mobility
limitation. Method: Data on community-dwelling older Europeans, aged 65+, were drawn …