Search Results - "Haddad, Yara K"
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Seasonal variation in fall-related emergency department visits by location of fall – United States, 2015
Published in Journal of safety research (01-12-2021)“…•ED visits for older adult falls were significantly higher during winter.•Seasonal variation in ED visits was found only for outdoor falls.•Variation in…”
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Telemedicine-Based Risk Program to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Quality Improvement Trial
Published in JMIR research protocols (26-03-2024)“…The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative offers health care providers tools and…”
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Primary care providers' discussion of fall prevention approaches with their older adult patients—DocStyles, 2014
Published in Preventive medicine reports (01-03-2018)“…Abstract Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults. The American and British Geriatric Societies recommend a fall risk…”
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Special Report from the CDC: Provider knowledge and practices around driving safety and fall prevention screening and recommendations for their older adult patients, DocStyles 2019
Published in Journal of safety research (01-09-2023)“…Introduction: Falls and motor-vehicle crashes (MVCs) are leading causes of unintentional injury deaths among older adults (65+) in the United States. Injury…”
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Estimating the Economic Burden Related to Older Adult Falls by State
Published in Journal of public health management and practice (01-03-2019)“…Unintentional falls in older adults (persons 65 years of age and older) impose a significant economic burden on the health care system. Methods for calculating…”
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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Decreases All-Cause and Pancreatitis Readmissions in Patients With Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis Who Do Not Undergo Cholecystectomy: A Nationwide 5-Year Analysis
Published in Pancreas (01-04-2018)“…Cholecystectomy is the definitive management of gallstone pancreatitis (GSP). The benefit of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients…”
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A comparative analysis of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and fall risk in older adults
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-05-2022)“…Background One in five older adults (age 65+) uses an antidepressant medication. However, little is known about how fall risk differs between commonly…”
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Fall-related emergency department visits involving alcohol among older adults
Published in Journal of safety research (01-09-2020)“…Problem: Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among adults aged 65 years and older. Characteristics of these falls may vary with alcohol use…”
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Reducing Fall Risk in Older Adults
Published in The American journal of nursing (01-07-2018)“…Evidence supports addressing medication management…”
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Differences in fall-related emergency departments visits with and without an Injury, 2018
Published in Journal of safety research (01-09-2022)“…•Fall ED visits can be defined by fall external cause codes with/without an injury diagnosis.•Most fall-related ED visits included an injury…”
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Special Report from the CDC Antidepressant subclass use and fall risk in community-dwelling older Americans
Published in Journal of safety research (01-02-2021)“…Introduction: Falls among older adults are a significant health concern affecting more than a quarter of older adults (age 65+). Certain fall risk factors,…”
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Willingness to Change Medications Linked to Increased Fall Risk: A Comparison between Age Groups
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-03-2019)“…Objective To describe and compare two age groups’ knowledge of medications linked to falls and willingness to change these medications to reduce their fall…”
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A Descriptive Analysis of Location of Older Adult Falls That Resulted in Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2015
Published in American journal of lifestyle medicine (01-11-2021)“…Introduction. Falls among older adults (age ≥65) are a common and costly health issue. Knowing where falls occur and whether this location differs by sex and…”
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Injury Diagnosis and Affected Body Part for Nonfatal Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Treated in Emergency Departments
Published in Journal of aging and health (01-12-2020)“…Objective: To estimate frequency and type of older adult fall-related injuries treated in emergency departments (EDs). Methods: We used the 2015 National…”
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Healthcare spending for non-fatal falls among older adults, USA
Published in Injury prevention (19-07-2024)“…The older adult (65+) population in the USA is increasing and with it the number of medically treated falls. In 2015, healthcare spending attributable to older…”
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Detection of ethanol, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, and opioids in older adults evaluated for serious injuries from falls
Published in Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (02-10-2024)“…In 2020, there were 36.7 million reported falls among older adults (65+) in the United States. Ethanol and other sedating substances may increase fall risk…”
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Psychoactive medication use among older community-dwelling Americans
Published in Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (01-09-2019)“…Falls are a common and serious health issue among older Americans. A common fall risk factor is the use of psychoactive medications. There is limited recent…”
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Differences in Evaluating Fall Risk by Primary Care Provider Type
Published in Journal for nurse practitioners (01-07-2020)“…This study assessed differences in clinical fall risk assessment of older adults (aged 65 and older) and clinical resources used by primary care providers…”
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Reducing Fall Risk in Older Adults: Evidence supports addressing medication management
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