[PDF][PDF] Are the spatio-temporal parameters of gait capable of distinguishing a faller from a non-faller elderly

N Mortaza, NA Abu Osman, N Mehdikhani - Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 2014 - academia.edu
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE Are the Spatio-temporal
Parameters of Gait Capable of Distinguishing a Page 1 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF …

Usefulness, assessment and normative data of the Functional Reach Test in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MV Rosa, MR Perracini, NA Ricci - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To identify the evidence about the usefulness of the Functional Reach Test to
evaluate balance and falls risk; to verify the Functional Reach Test assessment method and …

Prevalência e fatores associados a quedas em idosos

JS Nascimento, DMS Tavares - Texto & Contexto-Enfermagem, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Esta pesquisa objetivou determinar a prevalência de quedas, nos últimos 12 meses, entre
os idosos; comparar as variáveis sociodemográficas, clínicas, de saúde e funcionais entre …

Pilates Reformer exercises for fall risk reduction in older adults: A randomized controlled trial

M Roller, A Kachingwe, J Beling, DM Ickes… - Journal of bodywork and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effects of Pilates exercises using a Reformer on measures of fall
risk, balance and mobility, self-efficacy, and active range of motion in adults age 65 and over …

Effects of stepping exergames under stable versus unstable conditions on balance and strength in healthy community-dwelling older adults: A three-armed …

M Morat, J Bakker, V Hammes, T Morat… - Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective This non-blinded, three-armed randomized controlled trial aimed at comparing the
effects of volitional step training under stable and unstable conditions on balance, mobility …

Predicting a fall based on gait anomaly detection: a comparative study of wrist-worn three-axis and mobile phone-based accelerometer sensors

P Kocuvan, A Hrastič, A Kareska, M Gams - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Falls by the elderly pose considerable health hazards, leading not only to physical harm but
a number of other related problems. A timely alert about a deteriorating gait, as an indication …

Tendência de mortalidade por quedas em idosos, no Brasil, no período de 2000–2019

ICM Gonçalves, RF Freitas, EC Aquino… - Revista Brasileira …, 2022 - SciELO Public Health
Objetivo: Analisar a tendência da mortalidade por quedas entre idosos, no Brasil, no
período de 2000 a 2019. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico, analítico, com …

uTUG: An unsupervised Timed Up and Go test for Parkinson's disease

JE da Rosa Tavares, M Ullrich, N Roth, F Kluge… - … Signal Processing and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inertial measurement units (IMU) are used diagnostically in the movement analysis of
Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, allowing an objective way to assess biomechanical …

Prevalence and factors associated with falls in the elderly

JS Nascimento, DMS Tavares - Texto & Contexto-Enfermagem, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
This research aimed to determine the prevalence of falls in the last 12 months among the
elderly; compare sociodemographic, clinical, and functional health variables between the …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of fall and its related factors among older people in Bojnurd in 2015

SH Nabavi, ST Hatami, F Norouzi… - Iranian Journal of …, 2016 - salmandj.uswr.ac.ir
Objectives Falls are a major health problem and a leading cause of injury-related death and
disabilities in the elderly. Therefore, the aim of this study was to survey fall prevalence and …