Year: 2020
Articles in SafetyLit: 20

A Canadian cohort study to evaluate the outcomes associated with a multicenter initiative to reduce antipsychotic use in long-term care homes

A single question as a screening tool to assess fear of falling in young-old community-dwelling persons

Assisted living communities during Hurricane Irma: the decision to evacuate or shelter in place and resident acuity

Association of deprescribing with reduction in mortality and hospitalization: a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial

Comparative effectiveness of functional tests in fall prediction after hip fracture

Do exercises prevent falls among older adults: where are we now? A systematic review

Efficacy and generalizability of falls prevention interventions in nursing homes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Is fear of falling associated with incident disability? A prospective analysis in young-old community-dwelling adults

Neuropsychiatric symptoms as predictors of falls in long-term care residents with cognitive impairment

On-road behavior in older drivers with mild cognitive impairment

Peak expiratory flow and the risk of injurious falls in older adults: the role of physical and cognitive deficits

Poisoning exposures in people with dementia (2014‒2019): a retrospective study

Predicting falls in nursing homes: a prospective multicenter cohort study comparing fall history, staff clinical judgment, the care home falls screen, and the fall risk classification algorithm

Predicting short-term risk of falls in a high-risk group with dementia

Response to "Do exercises prevent falls among older adults: where are we now? A systematic review"

Risk of hospitalized falls and hip fractures in 22,103 older adults receiving mental health care vs 161,603 controls: a large cohort study

Safety climate associated with adverse events in nursing homes: a national VA study

Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) criteria are strongly associated with malnutrition, depression, falls, and fractures in high-risk older persons

The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): a quick and useful tool for fall risk stratification among older primary care patients

What is the best definition of polypharmacy for predicting falls, hospitalizations, and mortality in long-term care facilities?