A novel Internet of Things based fall detection system in smart home - Si W, Tan R, Yang G.
In the field of motion monitoring in smart home, the 5G technology can be applied to Internet of Things systems for facilitating our daily life. In this paper, a comprehensive study on the fall detection system based on 5G network is presented. Starting wi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Association between visual acuity and prospective fall risk in generally healthy and active older adults: the 3-year DO-HEALTH Study - Wieczorek M, Isler M, Landau K, Becker MD, Dawson-Hughes B, Kressig RW, Vellas B, Orav EJ, Rizzoli R, Kanis JA, Armbrecht G, Da Silva JAP, Egli A, Freyst ätter G, Bischoff-Ferrari HA.
This study aimed to examine if and to what extent baseline VA is associated with an increased risk of all an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Bidirectional association between falls and multimorbidity in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a national longitudinal study - Tian Y, Zhou X, Jiang Y, Pan Y, Liu X, Gu X.
This study explores the bidirectional association between multimorbidity and falls in Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults. Participants aged 45 and above from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included. Binary logistic regression a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Cognitive function following early life war-time stress exposure in a cohort of Vietnamese older adults - Korinek K, Zimmer Z, Teerawichitchainan B, Young Y, Cao Manh L, Toan TK.
Although Alzheimer's Disease is a leading cause of death in Vietnam and other post-conflict, low- and middle-income countries, aside from studies of veterans in western populations, research on war-related violence and deprivation as risk factors for cogni... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Gait speed and its associated factors among older black adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the WHO study on Global AGEing in older adults (SAGE) - Tawiah P, Mensah PB, Gyabaah S, Adebanji AO, Konadu E, Amoah I.
Gait speed is an essential predictor of functional and cognitive decline in older adults. The study aimed to investigate the gait speed of older adults in Ghana and South Africa and to determine its associated factors, as the Sub-Saharan representatives in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Older people's views and usage of recreational spaces in parks with age-friendly outdoor exercise equipment - Levinger P, Dreher BL, Dow B, Batchelor F, Hill KD.
This study investigated older people's perceptions and reasons for visiting pa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The effectiveness of a fall detection device in older nursing home residents: a pilot study - Can B, Tufan A, Karada ğ, Durmuş N, Topçu M, Aysevinç B, Düzel S, Dağcıoğlu S, Afşar Fak N, Tazegul G, Fak AS.
BACKGROUND: Real-world research to evaluate the effect of device technology in preventing fall-related morbidity is limited. This pilot study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a non-wearable fall detection device in older nursing home residents. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
An empirical study of the flag rugby game programme to promote gross motor skills and physical fitness in 5-6 year old preschool children - Shi Z, Yang X, Zhang X, Zhu W, Dai Y, Li J.
In order to investigate the effects of a flag rugby game programs on the development of gross motor skills and physical fitness in 5-6 year old preschool children. An overall random sampling method was adopted to select 56 preschoolers aged 5-6 years from ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Examining the relationship between intimate partner violence and child development program attendance in young children: a cross-sectional study - Cruz-Ausejo L, Figueroa-Collado J, Chavera-Caceres A, Vera-Ponce VJ, Valencia PD, Bendezu-Quispe G.
The aim of the present study was to determine the association between different types of intimate partner violence against women and nonattendance at the Growth and Development Control Program (CRED or well-child visits) of their children under 5 years of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children's behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort - Schmitz K, Jimenez ME, Corman H, Noonan K, Reichman NE.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between postpartum depression in fathers and children's behaviors at age 5 in a national high-risk U.S. sample. STUDY DESIGN: A secondary data analysis of 1,796 children in a national birth cohort study that oversampl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Sleep and internalizing problems in primary school children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Dong HY, Miao CY, Xue Y, Zhang Y, Shan L, Jia FY, Du L.
This study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep and internalizin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Risk factors of sexual violence perpetration and victimization among adolescents: a study of Norwegian high school students - Bendixen M, Kennair LEO.
In this study, we aimed to examine risk factors for sexual violence perpetration in adolescent men and victimization in adolescent women among a community sample of Norwegian hi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Psychological pain and sociodemographic factors classified suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents - Bao J, Wan J, Li H, Sun F.
This study aimed to utilize machine learning to explore the psychological similarities and differences between suicide attempt (SA) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), with a particular focus on the role of psychological pain. A total of 2385 middle schoo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Predictors of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents with depressive disorder: the role of alexithymia, childhood trauma, and body investment - Cao P, Peng R, Yuan Q, Zhou R, Ye M, Zhou X.
This study analyzes the relationship of alexithymia, childhood trauma, and body investment to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors in adolescents with depressive disorder and whether they have predictive and diagnostic value for non-suicidal ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Different self-damaging behaviours, similar motives? Testing measurement invariance of motives for nonsuicidal self-injury, disordered eating and substance misuse - Robillard CL, Merrin GJ, Legg NK, Ames ME, Turner BJ.
OBJECTIVES: Theory and research suggest that distinct self-damaging behaviours (SDBs; e.g., nonsuicidal self-injury [NSSI], restrictive eating, binge eating, drug misuse, alcohol misuse) share similar motives. However, few studies have used a common self-r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
