An aging society has posed a new global problem, the risk of falling ... have developed a formula and assessment tool for ...

A review that examined fall risk assessment tools for hospitalized older adults was somewhat inconclusive. Because of data limitations in the studies assessed, it was not clear which tools work best.

The null hypothesis for this study is: poor neuromuscular control does not predispose an athlete to an increased risk of ... qualitative assessment tool (QASLS) proposed by Herrington et al 3 was used ...

Purpose. The influence of medications and diagnoses on fall risk in psychiatric inpatients was evaluated. Methods. In this retrospective case–control study, psychiatric inpatients age 18 years ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a new study. The study is published in the November ...

Risk factor assessment ... to high injury incidence leading to missed training/matches and associated costs. Future research should call on the rugby community to implement these identified risk ...