Background Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury and death among older adults.
One of three adults over the age of 65 years falls annually. As the size of elderly population …

Falling is the second most prevalent cause of accidental death in the world. Currently
available clinical tests to assess balance in older people are insufficiently sensitive to screen …

Background Prediction models can identify fall-prone individuals. Prediction models can be
based on either data from research cohorts (cohort-based) or routinely collected data (RCD …

Objective To examine the predictive attributes for accidental falls in community-dwelling
older people in Hong Kong using decision tree analysis. Methods We recruited 1151 …

Objective Falls are adverse events which commonly occur in hospitalized patients. Inpatient
falls may cause bruises or contusions and even a fractures or head injuries, which can lead …

Background Lower-limb strength measures can enhance falls risk assessment but due to the
lack of clinically applicable methods, such measures are not included in current screening …

The evidence‐based medicine allows the physician to evaluate the risk–benefit ratio of a
treatment through setting and data. Risk‐based choices can be done by the doctor using …

This study aims to explore the single and joint effects of depression and malnutrition on the
incidence of first fall onset in a Chinese community-dwelling elderly population. This cohort …

Background The extent to which gait and mobility measures predict falls relative to other risk
factors is unclear. This study examined the predictive accuracy of over 70 baseline risk …

Introduction One of the main risk factor for falls is a history of falls itself. Henceforth,
preventing a fall is an important strategy for the prevention of new ones. The objective of the …