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Caídas en adultos mayores institucionalizados: Descripción y evaluación geriátrica
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2003)
Learning to fall: Designing low damage fall sequences for humanoid soccer robots
(Elsevier, 2009)
A methodology for the analysis and design of fall sequences of robots that minimize joint/articulation
injuries, and the damage of valuable body parts is proposed. These fall sequences can be
activated/triggered by the ...
The elderly recognizing themselves as vulnerable to falls in the concreteness of the femoral fracture
(Assoc Brasileira Enfermagem, 2017-03-01)
Objectives: understand the experience of the elderly with falls followed by femoral fracture and elaborate theoretical model of this process of lived experience. Method: qualitative research with theoretical saturation ...
Nocturia is not associated with falls among the elderly: a population study in the city of Sao Paulo
(ENE EDICIONES SL, 2011)
Introduction: the present study aims to evaluate the association between nocturia and falls in a group of community-living elderly men in the city of Sao Paulo (Brazil). Material and methods: under the coordination of the ...
Does poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness influence fear of falling among older adults? A cross-sectional study
(2022-01-01)
Poor sleep is a risk factor for falling among older adults. This study aimed to investigate whether poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in older people was associated with fear of falling. Participants aged ...
Risk of Falls in Older Adults in the Rural Region Case Study Paccha Cuenca, Ecuador
(Universidad de Toulous, Universidad de Limoges, Laboratorio de Investigación de Robótica, 2022)
The growing aging of the population constitutes a challenge in the social and health system which considers the risk of falls as one of its main health problems. The objective of the study is to determine the risk of falls ...
A Novel Methodology for Assessing the Fall Risk Using Low-Cost and Off-the-Shelf Devices
(IEEE, 2014)
Early detection of fall risk can reduce health costs
associated with surgery, rehabilitation, imaging studies, hospitalizations,
and medical evaluations. This paper proposes a
measurement-focused study oriented to ...
Predictive model for falling in Parkinson disease patients
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background/aims: Falls are a common complication of advancing Parkinson's disease (PD). Although numerous risk factors are known, reliable predictors of future falls are still lacking. The aim of this study was to develop ...
The prevalence of falls and associated factors among the elderly according to ethnicity
(ABRASCORIO DE JANEIRO, 2013-08-02)
The historical and cultural characteristics reflect the Brazilian population. Elderly blacks are disadvantaged in socio-economic and demographic, clinical, functional and psychosocial aspects, reducing their social autonomy ...