Footwear style and risk of falls in older adults
Article Abstract:
A study was conducted to determine how the risk of a fall in an older adult varies in relation to style of footwear worn. The results indicated that athletic shoes were associated with relatively low risk of a fall in older adults during everyday activities.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
United States, Health aspects, Aged, Elderly, Prevention, Footwear, Falls (Accidents), Accidental falls
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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Increased use of hip protectors in nursing homes: economic analysis of a cluster randomized, controlled trial
Article Abstract:
A study on the economic aspects of an intervention program, which includes cost-efficacy, and useful for reducing hip fractures, is presented.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
Germany, HEALTH SERVICES, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Problems Prevention, All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services, Health Problems Prevention Programs, Methods, Economic aspects, Preventive health services, Preventive medicine, Hip joint, Medicine, Preventive, Fracture fixation, Hip fracture repair
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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