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View article: Salient Targets and Fear of Falling Changed the Gait Pattern and Joint Kinematic of Older Adults
Salient Targets and Fear of Falling Changed the Gait Pattern and Joint Kinematic of Older Adults Open
Background: Fear of falling and environmental barriers in the home are two major factors that cause the incidence of falling. Poor visibility at night is one of the key environmental barriers that contribute to falls among older adult resi…
View article: Salient Targets and Fear of Falling Changed the Gait Pattern and Joint Kinematic of Older Adults
Salient Targets and Fear of Falling Changed the Gait Pattern and Joint Kinematic of Older Adults Open
View article: Effects of Light Conditions and Falls Concerns on Older Adults’ Gait Characteristics: A Preliminary Study
Effects of Light Conditions and Falls Concerns on Older Adults’ Gait Characteristics: A Preliminary Study Open
Falls are one of the main safety concerns for the aging population, possibly caused by the difficulty in maintaining the gait and balance during walking. Vision and psychological effects are reported to be major factors affecting human gai…
View article: A Social-Ecological Approach to Identify Facilitators and Barriers of Home Modifications
A Social-Ecological Approach to Identify Facilitators and Barriers of Home Modifications Open
Aging individuals may face difficulty with independently navigating and interacting with their home environment. Evidence-based interventions promoting home modifications are needed to support aging-in-place across the lifespan. This study…
View article: Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Inpatient Hospital Falls: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Inpatient Hospital Falls: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study Open
Background Patient falls are the most common adverse events reported in hospitals. Although it is well understood that the physical hospital environment contributes to nearly 40% of severe or fatal hospital falls, there are significant gap…
View article: Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Inpatient Hospital Falls: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Inpatient Hospital Falls: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Patient falls are the most common adverse events reported in hospitals. Although it is well understood that the physical hospital environment contributes to nearly 40% of severe or fatal hospital falls, there are significant ga…
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At Home with Autism introduces readers to conditions and aspirations of adults on the autism spectrum that demand a new approach to how we provide, locate, design and develop homes in which they live. The book argues that there is no singu…
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View article: Appendix Research and Information Sources Used in Developing Goals and Guidelines
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