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1. Falls | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   October 19, 2016 - Home Health Topics F Falls … S T U V W X Y Z Health Topics Falls … Babies and young children are also at risk of falling - off of furniture and down stairs, for example … Falls and accidents seldom "just happen." … your health by exercising and getting regular eye exams and physicals may help reduce your chance of falling

2. CER 215 Executive Summary: Adverse Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2019 - • Duloxetine most likely increases the risk of falls over longer treatment (<24 weeks) • Adverse events … reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) in older adults with a history of falls … Analytic framework Older adults with MDD Subgroups (KQ 2) • Age • Sex • Race or ethnicity • Risk of falls … SSRI 2 RCTs10,20 Any AE, blood pressure, falls, fractures, mortality, serious AE, weight, withdrawal … citalopram (++)20 Inconclusive: falls, fractures, mortality No data SSRI vs.

3. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - Falls in the nursing home. Annals of internal medicine. 1994 Sep 15;121(6):442-51. … Falls in Nursing Homes. Atlanta, GA2015. … Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals. … Balance training reduces fear of falling and improves dynamic balance and isometric strength in institutionalised … Should older people in residential care receive vitamin D to prevent falls?

4. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Patient and Family Engagement (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2023 - involves patients as active participants, employs education materials, and rewards patients for not falling … partnerships where patients coproduce or copersonalize their fall prevention plans or are rewarded for not falling … Patient and family engagement PSPs targeting patient falls demonstrated evidence of reduction in falls … Preventing Falls in Hospitals. … program • Falls rate decreased 71% from 8.06 to 3.18 • Average number of falls decreased from

5. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings (pdf file)
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   July 22, 2015 - Falls in the nursing home. Annals of internal medicine. 1994 Sep 15;121(6):442-51. 4. … Falls in Nursing Homes. Atlanta, GA2015. 5. … Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals. … Balance training reduces fear of falling and improves dynamic balance and isometric strength in institutionalised … Should older people in residential care receive vitamin D to prevent falls?

6. Adverse Effects of Pharmacological Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   May 01, 2020 - Duloxetine most likely increases the risk of falls over longer treatment (<24 weeks) Adverse events contributing … Duloxetine led to a greater number of falls compared with placebo (moderate SOE, NNH 10) over 24 weeks … long-term use of antidepressants (low SOE) and suggested increased risk of adverse events (SSRIs), falls … The increased risk of falls on duloxetine may be associated with the presence of cardiopulmonary conditions … number of study withdrawals due to adverse events than placebo, and duloxetine increased the risk of falls

7. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Patient and Family Engagement | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   June 01, 2024 - this review: patient and family engagement as a part of multicomponent interventions targeting patient falls … For patient and family engagement within PSPs targeting patient falls, three distinct PSPs were evaluated … : Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety program, Partnering with the Patient falls program, … were evaluated in two prospective cohort studies and one pre-post study demonstrating reduction in falls

8. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   April 01, 2020 - pharmacologic studies and studies of nonpharmacologic approaches for pain management, perceived risk of falling … , and falls are needed. … studies, and graded the strength of evidence (SOE) for critical outcomes (foot ulcers, amputations, falls … is insufficient evidence to evaluate whether physical therapy, exercise, or balance training reduces falls

9. Osteoporosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   February 19, 2025 - It is also important to try to avoid falling down . … Falls are the number one cause of fractures in older adults.

10. Cer-213-Appendix-D (xls file)
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    January 01, 2016 - 9 0.11 0.0018 Hafner 2009 (PMID 19675993) Microprocessor vs. mechanical knee Frustration with falls … 0.81 0.0018 Hafner 2009 (PMID 19675993) Microprocessor vs. mechanical knee Embarrassment with falls … 3 9 0.40 0.0018 Hafner 2009 (PMID 19675993) Microprocessor vs. mechanical knee Semicontrolled falls … level 3 9 0.37 0.0018 Hahn 2015 (J Prosthet Orthot) Microprocessor vs. mechanical knee Fear of falling … unilateral did -70 vs. -2.6 0.0010 Wong 2015 (PMID 25768067) Micropocessor vs. mechanical knee Fear of falling

11. Managing Insomnia Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - People with insomnia disorder have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. … You may: Lay awake for a long time before falling asleep. Stay awake for most of the night. … Drowsiness could lead to falls, which may lead to severe injury. … Drowsiness could lead to falls, which may lead to severe injury. … Drowsiness could lead to falls, which may lead to severe injury.

12. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response_Deprescribing To Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2024 - Most studies found no reduction in falls;14,15,27,31,39 however, a systematic review by Shrestha (2019 … ) reported that half of the included studies reduced falls.40 Systematic reviews most often reported … 65 years • decreased number of medications • • “limited or no impact on mortality, QoL, falls … Outpatient clinics, acute care hospitals, long-term care Age ≥65 years • no difference in falls … Medication reviews and deprescribing as a single intervention in falls prevention: a systematic review

13. Effectiveness of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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    May 09, 2016 - proprioception causes imbalance and increased risk for falls … care for prevention of foot ulcers, as well as exercise and balance training for the prevention of falls … outcomes in our review: 1- Complications of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (foot ulcers, amputation, falls … Altered proprioception can also increase risk of falling and fear of falling. … Available evidence and Shortcomings Prevention of DPN complications (foot ulcers, falls and perceived

14. Healthy Aging | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    active Don't smoke Get regular checkups Practice safety habits to avoid accidents and prevent falls

15. Effectiveness of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2020 - Altered proprioception causes imbalance and increased risk for falls. … care for prevention of foot ulcers, as well as exercise and balance training for the prevention of falls … Altered proprioception can also increase risk of falling and fear of falling. … Available evidence and shortcomings Prevention of DPN complications (foot ulcers, falls and perceived … (KQ1a and KQ1b): Incident or recurrent foot ulcer (excluding healing of ulcer as the outcome) Falls

16. Wounds and Injuries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 14, 2023 - It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls , hits, weapons, and more.

17. Volcanoes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    An eruption can also cause earthquakes , mudflows and flash floods , rock falls and landslides, acid

18. Exercise and Physical Fitness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 12, 2019 - muscles Improve your mental health and mood Improve your ability to do daily activities and prevent falls

19. Balance Problems | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    They are one cause of falls and fall-related injuries, such as a hip fracture.

20. Management of Insomnia Disorder (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2017 - Insomnia disorder is a long-term condition in which a person has trouble falling asleep or staying … People with insomnia disorder have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. … You may: � Lay awake for a long time before falling asleep. � Stay awake for most of the night. … ��Drowsiness could lead to falls, which may lead to severe injury.