Falls and fall-related injury: ascertainment, risk and prevention

5 September 2023
20 September 2023
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The rising cost of falls – Health researchers are calling for action

Kim Delbaere,  Jane Elkington,  Stephen R. Lord,  Frances Batchelor,  Daina L. Sturnieks,  Catherine Sherrington, 

Fall prevention from an Asia-Pacific regional perspective: The importance of local context

Keith D. Hill,  Yulisna Mutia Sari, 

Stand strong: An Indigenous perspective on fall prevention

Debra L. Waters,  Katrina Pōtiki Bryant, 

The Tasmanian electronic falls ascertainment tool—A pilot study

Saliu A. Balogun,  James E. Sharman,  Michele L. Callisaya, 
Open Access

Daily surveillance of falls is feasible and reveals a high incidence of falls among older adults

Susan R. Antcliff,  Jeremy B. Witchalls,  Sarah B. Wallwork,  Marijke Welvaert,  Gordon S. Waddington, 
Open Access

Developing a multivariate prediction model of falls among older community-dwelling adults using measures of neuromuscular control and proprioceptive acuity: A pilot study

Susan R. Antcliff,  Jeremy B. Witchalls,  Sarah B. Wallwork,  Marijke Welvaert,  Gordon S. Waddington, 

Toileting-related falls at night in hospitalised patients: The role of nocturia

Georgie Rose,  Veerle Decalf,  Karel Everaert,  Wendy F. Bower, 

The relationship between discharge medications and falls in post-hospitalised older adults: A 6-month follow-up

Kenneth Lam,  Den-Ching A. Lee,  Aislinn F. Lalor,  Rene Stolwyk,  Grant Russell,  Ted Brown,  Fiona McDermott,  Terry P. Haines, 
Open Access

What makes community-based physical activity programs for culturally and linguistically diverse older adults effective? A systematic review

Jed Montayre,  Stephen Neville,  Ihaka Dunn,  Jagamaya Shrestha-Ranjit,  Valerie Wright-St. Clair, 

Pilot feasibility study of a home-based fall prevention exercise program (StandingTall) delivered through a tablet computer (iPad) in older people with dementia

Morag E. Taylor,  Jacqueline C. T. Close,  Stephen R. Lord,  Susan E. Kurrle,  Lyndell Webster,  Roslyn Savage,  Kim Delbaere, 
Open Access

Patterns of health service use before and after a statewide fall prevention initiative for older adults at risk of falls

Serene S. Paul,  Jennifer Taylor,  Anne Tiedemann,  Lara Harvey,  Lindy Clemson,  Stephen R. Lord,  Xenia Dolja-Gore,  Jacqueline C. T. Close,  Catherine Sherrington, 
Open Access

Impact of the 2020 New Zealand COVID-19 lockdown on participants in a community-based, peer-led fall prevention program

Jim Smith,  Finn Whittington,  Charlotte Ackermann,  Regan Clarke,  Georgia Hoten-Walker,  Yezen Kubba,  Chin Low,  Karina Partridge,  Chris Wang,  John D. Dockerty,  Linda Robertson,  Leigh Hale,  Debra L. Waters, 

Influences on general practitioner referral to allied health professionals for fall prevention in primary care

Jeannine Liddle,  Lindy Clemson,  Lynette Mackenzie,  Meryl Lovarini,  Amy Tan,  Sabrina W. Pit,  Chris Roberts,  Anne Tiedemann,  Cathie Sherrington,  Karen Willis, 

Providing fall prevention services in the emergency department: Is it effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Kristie J. Harper,  Glenn Arendts,  Annette D. Barton,  Antonio Celenza, 

Does delirium prevention reduce risk of in-patient falls among older adults? A systematic review and trial sequential meta-analysis

Steven He,  Kaye Rolls,  Katrina Stott,  Rozina Shekhar,  Vaulina Vueti,  Kelli Flowers,  Margaret Moseley,  Bernadette Shepherd,  Mandana Mayahi-Neysi,  Briony Chasle,  Bradley Warner,  Danielle Ni Chroinin,  Steven A. Frost, 

Do orthopaedic and neurosciences inpatients who are at risk of falls have best practice fall prevention strategies implemented during their acute inpatient hospitalization?

Cynthia Tse,  Victoria Esler,  Lyndel Hewitt,  Edward Davidson, 

Implementing a ‘Safe Recovery’ fall prevention program: Refining intervention theory using realist methods

Rachelle A. Martin,  Benn Dickie,  Helen Skinner,  Sarah Hurring,  Rachel Marshall,  Hugh Carl Hanger, 

Development of a Victorian Falls and Balance Service Directory

Pazit Levinger,  Amy Parker,  Jess Barry,  Esther Tan,  Frances Batchelor,  Andre Catrice, 
Open Access

Minimal trauma hip fracture hospitalisations among older Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: A retrospective population-based cohort study

Sabrina Pit,  Craig Knox,  Margaret Rolfe,  James Wheeler, 
Open Access

Falls and fractures in the acute care setting: A retrospective cohort study

Vincent Quoc-Nam Trinh,  Tim Dukelow,  Campbell Thompson,  Toby Gilbert,