 Accidental Falls
"Accidental Falls" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Falls due to slipping or tripping which result in injury.
| Descriptor ID |
D000058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.135.122
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| Concept/Terms |
Accidental Falls- Accidental Falls
- Falls, Accidental
- Accidental Fall
- Fall, Accidental
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Accidental Falls".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Accidental Falls" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Accidental Falls" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Accidental Falls" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kegelmeyer D, Minarsch R, Marita K, Hoffmeister A, Schnaterbeck G, Wohl T, Gokun Y, Kloos A. Step Test Evaluation of Performance on Stairs (STEPS): Assessing Stair Function in Older Adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 47(4):214-221.
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Wingood M, Kiyoshi-Teo H, Scott AJ, Caulley JM, Wilson BS, Council SK, Vincenzo JL. Demographic Comparisons of Self-Reported Fall Risk Factors Among Older Adults Attending Outpatient Rehabilitation. Clin Interv Aging. 2024; 19:1287-1300.
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Kiyoshi-Teo H, De Lima B, Dieckmann NF, Vincenzo JL, Eckstrom E. Impact of Documented Fall-Risk, Self-Reported Health and Confidence to Prevent Falls on Concern About Falling Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Clin Interv Aging. 2024; 19:1273-1280.
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Vincenzo JL, Bergen G, Casey CM, Eckstrom E. Reframing Fall Prevention and Risk Management as a Chronic Condition Through the Lens of the Expanded Chronic Care Model: Will Integrating Clinical Care and Public Health Improve Outcomes? Gerontologist. 2024 06 01; 64(6).
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Zeng L, Perin J, Gross AL, Shade D, Lanct?t KL, Lerner AJ, Mintzer JE, Brawman-Mintzer O, Padala PR, van Dyck CH, Porsteinsson AP, Craft S, Levey A, Herrmann N, Rosenberg PB. Adverse effects of methylphenidate for apathy in patients with Alzheimer's disease (ADMET2 trial). Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Jun; 39(6):e6108.
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Eckstrom E, Vincenzo JL, Casey CM, Gray S, Cosley K, Caulley J, Parulekar M, Rasheed A, Sanon M, Demiris G, Zimbroff R, De Lima B, Phelan E. American Geriatrics Society response to the World Falls Guidelines. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jun; 72(6):1669-1686.
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Jung S, Tak SH. Factors of Functional Disability in the Social Participation of Older Adults Living Alone With Fall Experience. J Appl Gerontol. 2022 10; 41(10):2197-2204.
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Vincenzo JL, Patton SK, Lefler LL, McElfish PA, Wei J, Curran GM. Older Adults' Perceptions and Recommendations Regarding a Falls Prevention Self-Management Plan Template Based on the Health Belief Model: A Mixed-Methods Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 02 09; 19(4).
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Wingood M, Peterson E, Neville C, Vincenzo JL. Feet/Footwear-Related Fall Risk Screening Tool for Older Adults: Development and Content Validation. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:807019.
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Vincenzo JL, Schrodt LA, Hergott C, Perera S, Tripken J, Shubert TE, Brach JS. Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants' Knowledge and Use of the STEADI for Falls Risk Screening of Older Adults in Physical Therapy Practice in the United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 01 26; 19(3).
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Brach JS, Juarez G, Perera S, Cameron K, Vincenzo JL, Tripken J. Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs: Reach and Effectiveness. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 01 07; 77(1):164-171.
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Vincenzo JL, Patton SK, Lefler LL, McElfish PA, Wei J, Curran GM. A qualitative study of older adults' facilitators, barriers, and cues to action to engage in falls prevention using health belief model constructs. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Mar-Apr; 99:104610.
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Lee D, Tak SH. Fear of Falling and Related Factors in Older Adults With Spinal Diseases. J Gerontol Nurs. 2021 Aug; 47(8):29-35.
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Vincenzo JL, Hergott C, Schrodt L, Perera S, Tripken J, Shubert TE, Brach JS. Physical Therapists as Partners for Community Fall Risk Screenings and Referrals to Community Programs. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:672366.
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Vincenzo JL, Patton SK, Lefler LL, Falvey JR, McElfish PA, Curran G, Wei J. Older Adults' Perceptions Regarding the Role of Physical Therapists in Fall Prevention: A Qualitative Investigation. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2022 Jul-Sep 01; 45(3):E127-E136.
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Brown LM, Sawyer LM, Lensing SY, Taylor T, Bopp MM, Ferrier I, Sullivan DH. An outpatient Tai Chi program: Effects on veterans' functional outcomes. Nurs Forum. 2021 Apr; 56(2):448-452.
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Urban K, Wright PB, Hester AL, Curran G, Rojo M, Tsai PF. Evaluation of an Education Strategy versus Usual Care to Implement the STEADI Algorithm in Primary Care Clinics in an Academic Medical Center. Clin Interv Aging. 2020; 15:1059-1066.
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Glover A, Pillai L, Doerhoff S, Virmani T. Differential Gait Decline in Parkinson's Disease Enhances Discrimination of Gait Freezers from Non-Freezers. J Parkinsons Dis. 2020; 10(4):1657-1673.
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Roper JA, Schmitt AC, Gao H, He Y, Wu S, Schmidt P, Okun MS, Hass CJ, Cubillos F. Coexistent Osteoarthritis and Parkinson's Disease: Data from the Parkinson's Foundation Outcomes Project. J Parkinsons Dis. 2020; 10(4):1601-1610.
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Chada A, Dholakia S, Rye D. A Sleepy Patient With Frequent Falls. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019 11 15; 15(11):1691-1693.
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Baudendistel ST, Schmitt AC, Rodriguez AV, McFarland NR, Hass CJ. A turn for the worse: Turning performance in Parkinson's disease and Essential tremor. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2019 Dec; 70:245-248.
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Noah S, Gibson-Horn C, Vincenzo JL. Four Months of Wearing a Balance Orthotic Improves Measures of Balance and Mobility Among a Cohort of Community-Living Older Adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Oct/Dec; 42(4):216-223.
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Vincenzo JL, Patton SK. Older Adults' Experience With Fall Prevention Recommendations Derived From the STEADI. Health Promot Pract. 2021 03; 22(2):236-247.
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Shelby M, Malloch K, Shellenberger T, Byrum S, Mackie L, Dilli S, Dean Martin A. Addressing Falls Among Older Oncology Patients Through Complexity Science. Nurs Adm Q. 2019 Jul/Sep; 43(3):280-288.
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Nithman RW, Vincenzo JL. How steady is the STEADI? Inferential analysis of the CDC fall risk toolkit. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2019 Jul - Aug; 83:185-194.
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Virmani T, Gupta H, Shah J, Larson-Prior L. Objective measures of gait and balance in healthy non-falling adults as a function of age. Gait Posture. 2018 09; 65:100-105.
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Shah J, Pillai L, Williams DK, Doerhoff SM, Larson-Prior L, Garcia-Rill E, Virmani T. Increased foot strike variability in Parkinson's disease patients with freezing of gait. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2018 08; 53:58-63.
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Koru G, Alhuwail D, Jademi O, Uchidiuno U, Rosati RJ. Technology Innovations for Better Fall Risk Management in Home Care. J Gerontol Nurs. 2018 Jul 01; 44(7):15-20.
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Levy SS, Thralls KJ, Kviatkovsky SA. Validity and Reliability of a Portable Balance Tracking System, BTrackS, in Older Adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2018 Apr/Jun; 41(2):102-107.
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Van Eerd D, Ferron EM, D'Elia T, Morgan D, Ziesmann F, Amick BC. Process evaluation of a participatory organizational change program to reduce musculoskeletal and slip, trip and fall injuries. Appl Ergon. 2018 Apr; 68:42-53.
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Towne SD, Fair K, Smith ML, Dowdy DM, Ahn S, Nwaiwu O, Ory MG. Multilevel Comparisons of Hospital Discharge among Older Adults with a Fall-Related Hospitalization. Health Serv Res. 2018 08; 53(4):2227-2248.
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Limaye K, Jadhav AP. Delayed Transient Cortical Blindness from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Am J Med. 2017 Sep; 130(9):e391-e392.
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Dua K, Abzug JM, Sesko Bauer A, Cornwall R, Wyrick TO. Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2017 Feb 15; 66:447-460.
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Ayus JC, Bellido T, Negri AL. Hyponatremia and fractures: should hyponatremia be further studied as a potential biochemical risk factor to be included in FRAX algorithms? Osteoporos Int. 2017 05; 28(5):1543-1548.
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Padala KP, Padala PR, Lensing SY, Dennis RA, Bopp MM, Roberson PK, Sullivan DH. Home-Based Exercise Program Improves Balance and Fear of Falling in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Mild Alzheimer's Disease: A Pilot Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017; 59(2):565-574.
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Hester AL, Tsai PF, Rettiganti M, Mitchell A. CE: Original Research: Predicting Injurious Falls in the Hospital Setting: Implications for Practice. Am J Nurs. 2016 Sep; 116(9):24-31.
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Kocic M, Stojanovic Z, Lazovic M, Nikolic D, Zivkovic V, Milenkovic M, Lazarevic K. Relationship between fear of falling and functional status in nursing home residents aged older than 65?years. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2017 Oct; 17(10):1470-1476.
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Alhuwail D, Koru G, Mills ME. Supporting the information domains of fall-risk management in home care via health information technology. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2016 Jul-Dec; 35(3-4):155-171.
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Nahm M. Albert Heim (1849-1937): The Multifaceted Geologist Who Influenced Research Into Near-death Experiences and Suggestion Therapy. Explore (NY). 2016 Jul-Aug; 12(4):256-8.
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Alhuwail D, Koru G. Identifying Home Care Clinicians' Information Needs for Managing Fall Risks. Appl Clin Inform. 2016; 7(2):211-26.
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Cillo JE, Holmes TM. Interpersonal Violence Is Associated With Increased Severity of Geriatric Facial Trauma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 May; 74(5):1023.e1-7.
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Vincenzo JL, Glenn JM, Gray SM, Gray M. Balance measured by the sway balance smart-device application does not discriminate between older persons with and without a fall history. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2016 Aug; 28(4):679-86.
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Enderlin C, Rooker J, Ball S, Hippensteel D, Alderman J, Fisher SJ, McLeskey N, Jordan K. Summary of factors contributing to falls in older adults and nursing implications. Geriatr Nurs. 2015 Sep-Oct; 36(5):397-406.
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Torres MJ, F?art C, Samieri C, Dorigny B, Luiking Y, Berr C, Barberger-Gateau P, Letenneur L. Poor nutritional status is associated with a higher risk of falling and fracture in elderly people living at home in France: the Three-City cohort study. Osteoporos Int. 2015 Aug; 26(8):2157-64.
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G?es SM, Leite N, Stefanello JM, Homann D, Lynn SK, Rodacki AL. Ankle dorsiflexion may play an important role in falls in women with fibromyalgia. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2015 Jul; 30(6):593-8.
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Lieber B, Taylor BE, Appelboom G, McKhann G, Connolly ES. Motion Sensors to Assess and Monitor Medical and Surgical Management of Parkinson Disease. World Neurosurg. 2015 Aug; 84(2):561-6.
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Sears JM, Bowman SM, Hogg-Johnson S. Disparities in occupational injury hospitalization rates in five states (2003-2009). Am J Ind Med. 2015 May; 58(5):528-40.
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Tojuola BD, Gu X, Littlejohn NR, Sharpe JP, Williams MA, Giel DW. Does the mechanism of injury in pediatric blunt trauma patients correlate with the severity of genitourinary organ injury? Can J Urol. 2014 Dec; 21(6):7570-3.
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Bonasso P, Fourqueran DM, Schaefer G. Detection of an embedded foreign object in a deep tissue space. Am Surg. 2014 Dec; 80(12):E352-3.
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George M, Azhar G, Kilmer G, Miller S, Bynum L, Balamurugan A. Falls and comorbid conditions among community dwelling Arkansas older adults from a population-based survey. J Ark Med Soc. 2014 Dec; 111(7):136-9.
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