scholarly journals Fall risk assessment and knee extensor muscle activity in elderly people

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Oya ◽  
Masumi Nakamura ◽  
Emi Tabata ◽  
Ryo Morizono ◽  
Sachiko Mori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Muscle Activity ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Knee Extensor ◽  
Extensor Muscle ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment

To Assess the Fall Risk among the Elderly in selected Urban Area Kachery, Thrissur

2021 ◽  
pp. 295-298
Author(s):  
Ann Mariya P.R ◽  
Delna Mary George ◽  
Elsamol Francis ◽  
Thasni R.A ◽  
Twinkle Joseph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment

To assess the fall of risk among the elderly in selected urban area of Thrissur. Objectives a) To assess the fall risk among the elderly people in selected urban area of Kachery, Thrissur. b) To associate fall risk score with selected demographic variables. c) To correlate fall risk assessment questionnaire score and modified fall prevention checklist for personal risk factors score among elderly individuals. d) To teach the elderly people about fall prevention exercise. Methodology: Non-experimental descriptive research design is adopted in this study. We selected 60 samples through random sampling technique. Standardized fall risk assessment questionnaire built by national aging research institute and modified fall prevention checklist for personal risk factors built by Hamilton county was used to collect the data. Tool was administered by interview method for assessing fall risk. Fall preventive intervention module developed, validated and administered following data collection. The data collected were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The demographic profile of elderly people shows that 46.66% belongs to age group between 60-70 years and most of them 58.33% were females. The majority 73.33% of elderly person are at low risk for fall and 26.66% are at high risk for fall in questionnaire and 81.67% of elderly are low risk for fall, 18.33% are risk and there is no elderly person high risk for fall in checklist. The overall fall risk is high among elderly individual alone in home and low in elderly in nuclear families. The risk for fall among elderly based on previous history of fall shows that elderly with visual impairment those who don’t have previous knowledge about fall prevention and elderly age between 91-100 is high risk for fall. The risk for fall based on ability to perform ADL in elderly shows those who living alone in the home high risk for fall. There is significant association between score with selected variables like age, previous knowledge about fall prevention, elderly residing in their home alone. We found that there is perfect positive correlation r=1 between fall risk assessment, questionnaires and checklist score. Discussion: At the end of the study the investigator found that the risk for fall based on the assessment of fall history among elderly people shows that, there is significant association between age (p=0.0273) that is, age group between 91-100 years are high risk for fall. Previous knowledge about fall prevention shows that, elderly without previous knowledge about fall prevention is at high risk for fall (p= 0.03074). In sensory impairment that is, elderly having visual impairment (p=0.998) having risk for fall. The risk for fall among elderly people based on their ability to perform activities of daily living shows that, elderly residing in their home alone shows more risk for fall.

Interactive visualization to assist fall-risk assessment of community-dwelling elderly people

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien-Lung Sun ◽  
Chien-Hua Huang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Interactive Visualization ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment

In fall-risk assessment, clinical experts have to provide accurate assessment of high-risk individuals using vast amounts of collected data. In this article, we propose an interactive visualization approach for clinical experts to improve their interpretation of assessment scores and facilitate the decision-making process. Fall-risk assessment data on a total of 356 community-dwelling elders were collated. The Short-Form Berg Balance Scale and 3-Meter Timed Up and Go test were used to screen elderly people with high fall risks. A series of interactive visualization techniques were conducted. After grouping by the literature and a statistical 5% outlier method, some disputed elderly people were examined through interactive visualization. Finally, receiver operating characteristic analysis was conducted using previous fall experience (faller or non-faller) and the three methods. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the area under the curve was the highest (0.87, 95% confidence interval: 0.80–0.94) for the interactive visualization process compared to the other methods (literature, 0.81 (95% confidence interval: 0.71–0.90); statistical 5% outlier, 0.80 (95% confidence interval: 0.70–0.90)). Through the interactive visualization approach, the clinical experts were able to determine the screening results and their relationship with the decision boundary more rapidly and accurately, demonstrating that this approach is useful for risk assessment in the medical domain.

scholarly journals FRAT-up, a Fall-Risk Assessment Tool for Elderly People Living in the Community

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. e41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Cattelani ◽  
Pierpaolo Palumbo ◽  
Luca Palmerini ◽  
Stefania Bandinelli ◽  
Clemens Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment

scholarly journals Relationship between subjective fall risk assessment and falls and fall-related fractures in frail elderly people

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Shimada ◽  
Megumi Suzukawa ◽  
Tatsuro Ishizaki ◽  
Kumiko Kobayashi ◽  
Hunkyung Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment ◽  
Frail Elderly People

A Fall Risk Assessment Mechanism for Elderly people through Muscle Fatigue Analysis on data from Body Area Sensor Network

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Amir Mehmood ◽  
Adnan Nadeem ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf ◽  
Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui ◽  
Kashif Rizwan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Muscle Fatigue ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Fatigue Analysis ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Assessment Mechanism

Fall Risk Assessment and Risk Factors of Inpatients in Armed Forces Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-53
Author(s):  
Kyung-Wan Seo ◽  
Jeong-Ok Lee ◽  
Sun-Young Choi ◽  
Min-Jung Park
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment
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