Background With increasing life expectancy, declining mortality, and birth rates, the world's
geriatric population is increasing. Falls in the older people are one of the most common and …

Falls occur more often with advancing age. Each year, approximately 30% to 40% of people
aged 65 years and older who live in the community fall. 1 Roughly half of all falls Disclaimer …

Background Physical function worsens with older age, particularly for sedentary and socially
isolated individuals, and this often leads to injuries. Through reductions in physical activity …

Aim Falling represents a major public health problem among older persons because it leads
to premature mortality, loss of independence, and placement in assisted‐living facilities. The …

Background Despite the number of studies that have tried to demonstrate that there is an
association between previous falls and the fear of falling, the relationship between these two …

Background Fear of falling is common in older people and associated with serious physical
and psychosocial consequences. Exercise (planned, structured, repetitive and purposive …

Objective: This study protocol identifies the basic research route and framework of
psychological and behavioral surveys among Chinese residents, aims establishing a …

Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and
cognitive factors, history of falls and self-reported comorbidities. Method: cross-sectional and …

Aims: This retrospective observational study examined the association between
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) …

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