The effect of Tai Chi exercise on reduction the risk of falls in the elderly: a literature review

Source: Journal of Keperawtan Komnprehensif

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Date of publication: 30 April 2022

 Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: The risk of falls in the elderly increases with age. Even though there are many complications that occur if the elderly fall, Tai Chi exercise is one of the best fall prevention exercises, compared to other exercise programs that focus on muscle strength.

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The predictive power of geographic health care utilization for unintentional fatal fall rates

Source: BMC Public Health

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Date of publication: 16 February 2022, Vol. 22 no. 328

 Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults over 65 years old. The increase in fall mortality rates is likely multifactorial. With a lack of key drivers identified to explain rising rates of death from falls, accurate predictive modelling can be challenging, hindering evidence-based health resource and policy efforts. The objective of this work is to examine the predictive power of geographic utilization and longitudinal trends in mortality from unintentional falls amongst different demographic and geographic strata.

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Falls detection and prevention systems in home care for older adults: myth or reality?

Source: JMIR Aging https://aging.jmir.org/

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Date of publication: Vol. 4, no. 4, Oct-Dec 2021

 Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: There is an exponential increase in the range of digital products and devices promoting aging in place, in particular, devices aiming at preventing or detecting falls. However, their deployment is still limited and only few studies have been carried out in population-based settings owing to the technological challenges that remain to be overcome and the barriers that are specific to the users themselves, such as the generational digital divide and acceptability factors specific to the older adult population. To date, scarce studies consider these factors. To capitalize technological progress, the future step should be to better consider these factors and to deploy, in a broader and more ecological way, these technologies designed for older adults receiving home care to assess their effectiveness in real life.

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Effects of multidirectional and variable-speed body weight supported treadmill training on balance rehabilitation for fall prevention among community-dwelling elderly persons

Source: ASEAN Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

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Date of publication: 29 August 2019, Vol. 29(2) pps. 45-50

 Publication type: journal article

In a nutshell: The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of multidirectional and variable-speed body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) in walking and balance rehabilitation for elderly persons with a history of falls or with perceived impaired balance.

 Length of publication: 5 pages

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Does aquatic exercise improve commonly reported predisposing risk factors to falls within the elderly? A systematic review

Source: BMC, research in progress

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Date of publication: 22nd February 2019, Vol. 19 iss. 52, pps. 1-16

 Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: According to the World Health Organization, the elderly are at the highest risk of injury or death from a fall. Age-related changes in strength, balance and flexibility are degenerative factors that may increase the risk of falling, and an aquatic training may offer a favourable environment to improve these modifiable risk factors.

 Length of publication: 16 pages

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Housebound patients’ experiences of a falls service provided by a team of community physiotherapists

Source: International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Date of publication: 2 December 2018, Vol. 25 iss. 12

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: The aim of this paper is to explore the experiences of patients of a falls service provided by a community physiotherapy team to elderly, housebound people who have fallen.

Length of publication: 12 pages

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Effective healthcare training of Tai Chi fall prevention program for elderly people

Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics

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Date of publication: August 2018, Vol. 8, Number 6, pps. 1258-1261

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In a nutshell: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Tai Chi Fall Prevention Program Effects on The Physical and Psychological Risk Factors of Elderly Falls.

 Length of publication: 4 pages

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Prevention of falls – interventions in the home visits to the elderly: scoping review

Source: International Journal of Clinical Skills

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Date of publication: June 2018

 Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This study aims to identify the interventions performed during the home visit that may have an impact on the reduction of risk, on the prevention of falls, on their recurrence and / or on secondary injuries.

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