Risk of falling
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This study was conducted to identify factors related to fall risk among older post-stroke patients. A crosssectional study was conducted on 107 post-stroke patients aged ≥ 60 years old treated at the National Geriatric Hospital.
7p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study aimed to assess lower limb strength and some related factors among older people with dementia examined and treated at the National Geriatric Hospital. Three-quarters of older dementia patients have impaired lower limb strength. Our results highlighted that diabetes, and geriatric syndromes such as malnutrition, high fall risk, dependence, and partial dependence were significantly associated with lower limb strength in older patients with dementia.
9p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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To evaluate some common geriatric syndromes and their associations with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 184 older patients with knee OA treated at National Geriatric Hospital from May to August 2022. HRQoL was assessed using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.
12p vijaychest 16-05-2024 2 1 Download
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The aim of this study was to investigate the profitability of variable reduction methods for predicting the risk of the stock price drop of companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange. To achieve this, the literature review was conducted and 24 primary variables were selected which were most frequently used in the literature and the required data for measuring them was available.
10p longtimenosee10 26-04-2024 1 1 Download
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Part 1 of ebook "Real estate investment: A value based approach" includes the following main contents: Chapter 1 - Real estate investing after the fall; Chapter 2 - Real estate finance, loan documentation and payment structures; Chapter 3 - Finance and real estate valuation; Chapter 4 - Real estate valuation; Chapter 5 - The anatomy of a lease; Chapter 6 - Risk analysis; Chapter 7 - Taxation in investment real estate;...
174p khuynhlinhnguyet1009 05-04-2024 5 1 Download
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Ebook "Geobiology: Microbial mats in sandy deposits from the Archean era to today" has focused her scientific career on the interaction between the living and the non-living. This is no mean task in an academic world where you are usually either this or that, such as either a biologist or a geologist. The amount of stuff you need to grasp is so large that it usually feels better to sit comfortably on one chair, rather than to risk falling between them. Geobiology is not for the faint of heart.
198p duongthandue0501 28-02-2024 1 1 Download
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Ebook Project management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling - Part 2 includes contents: Chapter 13: project graphics; chapter 14: pricing and estimating; chapter 15: cost control; chapter 16: trade-off analysis in a project environment; chapter 17: risk management; chapter 18: learning curves; chapter 19: contract management; chapter 20: quality management; chapter 21: modern developments in project management; chapter 22: the business of scope changes; chapter 23: the project office; chapter 24: managing crisis projects; chapter 25: the rise, fall, and resurrectio...
542p haojiubujain01 03-07-2023 5 5 Download
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Existing screening tools for early detection of autism are expensive, cumbersome, time- intensive, and sometimes fall short in predictive value. In this work, we sought to apply Machine Learning (ML) to gold standard clinical data obtained across thousands of children at-risk for autism spectrum disorder to create a low-cost, quick, and easy to apply autism screening tool.
8p visteverogers 24-06-2023 4 2 Download
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This study was conducted to assess the association between risk of fall and relating factors in osteoporosis patients at the National Geriatrics Hospital. This is a cross-sectional study on 141 osteoporotic patients aged ≥ 60 years old examined or treated at the National Geriatric Hospital. Data were collected by using designed tools including characteristics of these patients.
10p vihawkeye 26-05-2023 8 3 Download
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The aim of this study is identify the association between lower body strength and some related factors in community-dwelling older adults. This is a cross-sectional study with people ≥ 60 years old. Variables including demographic information, body mass index, 30-second chair stand test, frailty, time up and go test, cognitive function, falls risk, depression risk, functional independence and nutrional status, and history of fall.
8p vihawkeye 26-05-2023 6 2 Download
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To assess the association between the risk of falls and characteristics of geriatric osteoporotic patients at the National Geriatric Hospital. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 141 osteoporotic patients treated at the National Geriatric Hospital from August to October 2022.
12p videadpool 06-05-2023 6 3 Download
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Chronic diseases are important risk factors of falls. However, most studies explored the effect of a single chronic disease on falls and few studies explored the combined effect of multiple chronic diseases on falls. In this study, we examined the associations between falls and multimorbidity and multimorbidity patterns.
7p viferrari 29-10-2022 6 4 Download
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This study aimed to prospectively analyze the risk factors for new falls and fragility fractures in selfcaring elderly patients and to find suitable evaluation tools for community screening and follow-up interventions. Methods: A total of 300 participants (187 male and 113 female), aged 80 or above and capable of caring for themselves, were enrolled in this study and observed for a period of 12 months.
9p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 18 4 Download
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Persons aged ≥ 65 years are currently the world’s fastest growing age group. An important complication of age is the increasing risk of falls. Falls have multifactorial etiology and modifiable risk factors open for interventions in prevention and rehabilitation, are of high interest.
12p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 19 4 Download
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Falls-related injuries are particularly serious for older people, causing pain, reduced community engagement and associated medical costs. Tripping is the leading cause of falls and the current study examined whether minimum ground clearance (MFC) of the swing foot, indicating high tripping risk, would be differentiated across cohorts of healthy 50-, 60- and 70-years old community residents in Japan.
7p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 10 3 Download
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Situational factors during a fall among three common types of fractures of the distal forearm, hip, and vertebrae among older women in Taiwan were investigated. Large variations in situational risk factors for the three types of fracture in older women existed.
10p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 16 4 Download
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Incorrect body weight shifting is a frequent cause of falls, and the control of the whole-body center of mass (CoM) by segmental coordination is essential during walking. Uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis is a method of examining the relation between variance in segmental coordination and CoM stability.
10p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 12 4 Download
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Fear of falling (FoF) and physical activity (PA) are important psychological and behavioral factors associated with falls. No instrument quantifies the link between these two factors to evaluate the risk of falls. We aimed to design a scale linking FoF with PA (Composite Activities-specific Risk of Falls Scale, CARFS) for people with various disability levels.
11p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 12 5 Download
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Although pressure ulcers, malnutrition, poor oral health and falls are common among older persons, causing deteriorated health status, they have not been studied altogether among older persons receiving different types of municipal health care.
10p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 15 4 Download
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Hazardous environmental exposures are recognized risk factors for falls among older adults. However, the gender differences in the associations of falls with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards are scarce. This study examined the indoor and outdoor environmental risk factors for falls and compared the data for men and women among U.S. older adults using nationally representative data.
12p vinobelprisen 26-03-2022 10 4 Download