Fall Risk Factors | List of Frontiers open access articles

Systematic Review

Published on 08 Aug 2022

A Systematic Review of Fall Risk Factors in Stroke Survivors: Towards Improved Assessment Platforms and Protocols

in Biomechanics

Masoud Abdollahi
Natalie Whitton
Ramin Zand
Mary Dombovy
Mohamad Parnianpour
Kinda Khalaf
Ehsan Rashedi

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

doi 10.3389/fbioe.2022.910698

13,640 views
36 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2025

Construction and validation of a prediction model for fall risk in hospitalized older adults with osteoporosis

in Aging and Public Health

Li Sun
Hai-Yan Gu
Guan-Hua Xu
Jia-Wei Jiang
Ting-Ting Wang
Dan-Dan Li
Bai-Hong Cui

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1526660

3,393 views

Mini Review

Published on 27 Apr 2022

The Developments and Iterations of a Mobile Technology-Based Fall Risk Health Application

in Connected Health

Katherine L. Hsieh
Mikaela L. Frechette
Jason Fanning
Lingjun Chen
Aileen Griffin
Jacob J. Sosnoff

Frontiers in Digital Health

doi 10.3389/fdgth.2022.828686

5,629 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2016

Adoption of Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Practices in Primary Care for Older Adults with a History of Falls

in Aging and Public Health

Elizabeth A. Phelan
Sally Aerts
David Dowler
Elizabeth Eckstrom
Colleen M. Casey

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00190

75,162 views
40 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jul 2025

Amlodipine and frusemide: pharmacological factors contributing to increased fall risk in concurrently treated patients – a retrospective cross-sectional study

in Pharmacoepidemiology

Aymen Alqurain
Murtada Albaharnah
Samanah Al Zayer
Maha Alanzi
Razan Alblushi
Rawan Aleid
Rand Ashoor
Ali Albahrani
Mustafa Almahdi
Samaher Al-Shaibi

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1598161

3,382 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Expanding the reach of a fall prevention intervention for older adult emergency department patients through telehealth: a trial protocol

in Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Audrey Keleman
Megan Bounds
William Mundo
Jonathan Gomez-Picazo
Meredith Mealer
Sunny A. Linnebur
Bucky Ferozan
Julie Dunn
Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley
Elizabeth Goldberg

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1720938

1,366 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jun 2023

Factors associated with falls among hospitalized and community-dwelling older adults: the APPCARE study

in Aging and Public Health

Esmée L. S. Bally
Lizhen Ye
Amy van Grieken
Siok Swan Tan
Francesco Mattace-Raso
Elena Procaccini
Tamara Alhambra-Borrás
Hein Raat

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180914

10,125 views
19 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Dec 2022

History of falls and fear of falling are predictive of future falls: Outcome of a fall rate model applied to the Swiss CHEF Trial cohort

in Musculoskeletal Aging

Christina Wapp
Anne-Gabrielle Mittaz Hager
Roger Hilfiker
Philippe Zysset

Frontiers in Aging

doi 10.3389/fragi.2022.1056779

7,381 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2023

Pay attention: you can fall! The Mini-BESTest scale and the turning duration of the TUG test provide valid balance measures in neurological patients: a prospective study with falls as the balance criterion

in Movement Disorders

Antonio Caronni
Michela Picardi
Stefano Scarano
Chiara Malloggi
Peppino Tropea
Giulia Gilardone
Evdoxia Aristidou
Giuseppe Pintavalle
Valentina Redaelli
Paola Antoniotti

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2023.1228302

6,478 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Nov 2021

Feasibility of Cognitive-Motor Exergames in Geriatric Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study

in Neurocognitive Aging and Behavior

Patrizia Altorfer
Manuela Adcock
Eling D. de Bruin
Florian Graf
Eleftheria Giannouli

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnagi.2021.739948

10,696 views
31 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Apr 2015

Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions and Self-Reported Fall Prevention Practices: Findings from a Large New York Health System

in Aging and Public Health

Matthew Lee Smith
Judy A. Stevens
Heidi Ehrenreich
Ashley D. Wilson
Richard J. Schuster
Colleen O’Brien Cherry
Marcia G. Ory

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00017

13,829 views
50 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 20 Nov 2024

Concerns about falling in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia: a scoping review of exercise interventions

in Dementia Care

Erica Dove
Patricia Hewston
Rosalie H. Wang
Kara K. Patterson
Arlene J. Astell

Frontiers in Dementia

doi 10.3389/frdem.2024.1456125

3,932 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Feb 2019

Validity and Reliability of a Novel Integrative Motor Performance Testing Course for Seniors: The “Agility Challenge for the Elderly (ACE)”

in Exercise Physiology

Eric Lichtenstein
Oliver Faude
Aline Zubler
Ralf Roth
Lukas Zahner
Roland Rössler
Timo Hinrichs
Jaap H. van Dieën
Lars Donath

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2019.00044

7,495 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Sep 2022

Brief composite mobility index predicts post-stroke fallers after hospital discharge

in Interventions for Rehabilitation

Prudence Plummer
Jody A. Feld
Vicki S. Mercer
Pengsheng Ni

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.979824

3,015 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2017

Efficacy of a Student-Led, Community-Based, Multifactorial Fall Prevention Program: Stay in Balance

in Aging and Public Health

Cheryl A. Der Ananian
Melanie Mitros
Matthew Paul Buman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00030

7,482 views
12 citations

Articles

A Systematic Review of Fall Risk Factors in Stroke Survivors: Towards Improved Assessment Platforms and Protocols

Construction and validation of a prediction model for fall risk in hospitalized older adults with osteoporosis

The Developments and Iterations of a Mobile Technology-Based Fall Risk Health Application

Adoption of Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Practices in Primary Care for Older Adults with a History of Falls

Amlodipine and frusemide: pharmacological factors contributing to increased fall risk in concurrently treated patients – a retrospective cross-sectional study

Expanding the reach of a fall prevention intervention for older adult emergency department patients through telehealth: a trial protocol

Factors associated with falls among hospitalized and community-dwelling older adults: the APPCARE study

History of falls and fear of falling are predictive of future falls: Outcome of a fall rate model applied to the Swiss CHEF Trial cohort

Pay attention: you can fall! The Mini-BESTest scale and the turning duration of the TUG test provide valid balance measures in neurological patients: a prospective study with falls as the balance criterion

Feasibility of Cognitive-Motor Exergames in Geriatric Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study

Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions and Self-Reported Fall Prevention Practices: Findings from a Large New York Health System

Concerns about falling in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia: a scoping review of exercise interventions

Validity and Reliability of a Novel Integrative Motor Performance Testing Course for Seniors: The “Agility Challenge for the Elderly (ACE)”

Brief composite mobility index predicts post-stroke fallers after hospital discharge

Efficacy of a Student-Led, Community-Based, Multifactorial Fall Prevention Program: Stay in Balance