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Predictors of adherence to a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people

Martin J Spink, Mohammad R Fotoohabadi, Elin Wee, Karl B Landorf, Keith D Hill, Stephen R Lord, Hylton B Menz BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:51 (26 August 2011)

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Reducing depression in older home care clients: design of a prospective study of a nurse-led interprofessional mental health promotion intervention

Maureen F Markle-Reid, Carrie McAiney, Dorothy Forbes, Lehana Thabane, Maggie Gibson, Jeffrey S Hoch, Gina Browne, Thomas Peirce, Barbara Busing BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:50 (25 August 2011)

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Lighting and perceptual cues: Effects on gait measures of older adults at high and low risk for falls

Mariana G Figueiro, Barbara Plitnick, Mary S Rea, Laura Z Gras, Mark S Rea BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:49 (24 August 2011)

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[Cost]effectiveness of withdrawal of fall-risk increasing drugs versus conservative treatment in older fallers: design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (IMPROveFALL-study)

Klaas A Hartholt, Nicole DA Boyé, Nathalie Van der Velde, Esther MM Van Lieshout, Suzanne Polinder, Oscar J De Vries, Albert JH Kerver, Gijsbertus Ziere, Milko MM Bruijninckx, Mark R De Vries, Francesco US Mattace-Raso, André G Uitterlinden, Ed F Van Beeck, Paul Lips, Peter Patka, Tischa JM Van der Cammen BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:48 (21 August 2011)

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Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States

William W Hung, Joseph S Ross, Kenneth S Boockvar, Albert L Siu BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:47 (18 August 2011)

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Are elderly people with co-morbidities involved adequately in medical decision making when hospitalised? A cross-sectional survey

Anne W Ekdahl, Lars Andersson, Ann-Britt Wiréhn, Maria Friedrichsen BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:46 (18 August 2011)

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Patterns of comorbidity in community-dwelling older people hospitalised for fall-related injury: A cluster analysis

Trang Vu, Caroline F Finch, Lesley Day BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:45 (18 August 2011)

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Study protocol of the multi-site randomised controlled REDALI-DEM trial - The effects of structured Relearning methods on Daily Living task performance of persons with Dementia

Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Rainer Leonhart, Marcel Rikkert, Roy Kessels, Michael Hüll BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:44 (18 August 2011)

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Long-term declines in ADLs, IADLs, and mobility among older Medicare beneficiaries

Fredric D Wolinsky, Suzanne E Bentler, Jason Hockenberry, Michael P Jones, Maksym Obrizan, Paula AM Weigel, Brian Kaskie, Robert B Wallace BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:43 (16 August 2011)

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Calibrating ADL-IADL scales to improve measurement accuracy and to extend the disability construct into the preclinical range: a systematic review

Robert A Fieo, Elizabeth J Austin, John M Starr, Ian J Deary BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:42 (16 August 2011)

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A New Model of Delirium Care in the Acute Geriatric Setting: Geriatric Monitoring Unit

Mei Chong, Mark PC Chan, Jasmine Kang, Huey Han, Yew Ding, Thai Tan BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:41 (13 August 2011)

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Relationship between subjective fall risk assessment and falls and fall-related fractures in frail elderly people

Hiroyuki Shimada, Megumi Suzukawa, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Kumiko Kobayashi, Hunkyung Kim, Takao Suzuki BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:40 (12 August 2011)

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Delirium risk screening and haloperidol prophylaxis program in hip fracture patients is a helpful tool in identifying high-risk patients, but does not reduce the incidence of delirium

Anne JH Vochteloo, Sophie Moerman, Boudewijn LS Borger van der Burg, Maarten de Boo, Mark R de Vries, Dieu-Donné Niesten, Wim E Tuinebreijer, Rob GHH Nelissen, Peter Pilot BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:39 (11 August 2011)

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The effect of regular walks on various health aspects in older people with dementia: protocol of a randomized-controlled trial

Karin M Volkers, Erik JA Scherder BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:38 (9 August 2011)

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Early and late mortality in elderly patients after hip fracture: a cohort study using administrative health databases in the Lazio region, Italy

Esmeralda Castronuovo, Patrizio Pezzotti, Antonella Franzo, Domenico Di Lallo, Gabriella Guasticchi BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:37 (5 August 2011)

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Evaluation design of a reactivation care program to prevent functional loss in hospitalised elderly: A cohort study including a randomised controlled trial

Kirsten JE Asmus-Szepesi, Paul L de Vreede, Anna P Nieboer, Jeroen DH van Wijngaarden, Ton JEM Bakker, Ewout W Steyerberg, Johan P Mackenbach BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:36 (3 August 2011)

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