A5053132917- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Physical Activity and Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Effects of Vibration on Health
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Noise Effects and Management
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Neuroscience Research Australia
2016-2025
UNSW Sydney
2016-2025
Ingham Institute
2025
The University of Sydney
2022-2023
Flinders University
2023
University of Technology Sydney
2023
Avenir Health
2023
Prince of Wales Hospital
2010-2022
Menzies School of Health Research
2022
Maastricht University
2020
To gain an understanding of elderly people's fear falling by exploring the prevalence and determinants perceived physiological fall risk to understand role disparities in cause falls.Prospective cohort study.Community sample drawn from eastern Sydney, Australia.500 men women aged 70-90 years.Baseline assessment medical, physiological, neuropsychological measures, with estimated profile assessment, falls efficacy scale international. Participants were followed up monthly for over one...
falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence quality of life associated with increased morbidity, mortality health related costs. Current guidelines inconsistent, no up-to-date, globally applicable ones present.
Objective: this study aimed to perform a comprehensive validation of the 16-item and 7-item Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) by investigating overall structure measurement properties, convergent predictive validity responsiveness change. Method: five hundred community-dwelling older people (70–90 years) were assessed on FES-I in conjunction with demographic, physiological neuropsychological measures at baseline 12 months. monitored monthly fear falling every 3 Results: properties...
to investigate the relationship between fear-related avoidance of activities and physical frailty.fear-related activities, performance, maximal isometric muscle strength postural control were assessed in 225 community-living elderly (94 men 131 women), aged 61 92 years age.bivariate analyses revealed significant correlations on one hand, strength, forward endpoint excursion centre gravity, previous falls other hand. Logistic regression analysis that fear falling daily life predictive within...
<b>Objectives</b> To gain an understanding of elderly people's fear falling by exploring the prevalence and determinants perceived physiological fall risk to understand role disparities in cause falls. <b>Design</b> Prospective cohort study. <b>Setting</b> Community sample drawn from eastern Sydney, Australia. <b>Participants</b> 500 men women aged 70–90 years. <b>Main outcome measures</b> Baseline assessment medical, physiological, neuropsychological measures, with estimated profile...
Objective: This article aimed to critically examine preexisting conceptualizations of the relationship among fear falling, falls efficacy, and offer a new theoretical model incorporating findings from recent literature. Method: is based on review pertaining falling efficacy. Results: Traditional consider avoidance activity deconditioning be mediators in between falls, but suggest that this mediational conceptualization may not accurate. Moreover, terms efficacy are often used interchangeably...
OBJECTIVE: To identify the interrelationships and discriminatory value of a broad range objectively measured explanatory risk factors for falls. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with 12‐month follow‐up period. SETTING: Community sample. PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred community‐dwelling people aged 70 to 90. MEASUREMENTS: All participants underwent assessments on medical, disability, physical, cognitive, psychological measures. Fallers were defined as who had at least one injurious fall or two...
Background Stepping impairments are associated with physical and cognitive decline in older adults increased fall risk. Exercise interventions can reduce risk, but adherence is often low. A new exergame involving step training may provide an enjoyable exercise alternative for preventing falls people. Purpose To assess the feasibility safety of unsupervised, home-based pad determine effectiveness this intervention on stepping performance risk Design Single-blinded two-arm randomized...
Background Many variables have been retrospectively associated with ankle sprains. However, very little is known about factors predisposing people to these injuries. Hypothesis Measurable intrinsic might predispose male athletes Study Design Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods A total 241 physical education students were evaluated for possible risk inversion sprains at the beginning their academic study. The included anthropometrical characteristics, functional motor performances,...
Objective There is a need for measure of physical activity that assesses low, basic and high-intensity activities suitable use in ageing research including falls prevention trials. This study performed formal validation the incidental planned questionnaire (IPAQ) by investigating its overall structure measurement properties. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Community sample. Participants 500 older people (mean age 77.4 years, SD 6.08). Main Outcome Measures The IPAQ was administered as...
Fear of falling and avoidance activity are common in old age suggested to be (public) health problems equal importance falls. Earlier studies correlates fear did hardly differentiate between severe mild levels which may relevant from clinical point view. Furthermore, most focused only on socio-demographics and/or health-related variables incorporated an extensive range potential including psychosocial variables. This study analyzes the univariate multivariate associations five...
BackgroundPrevious studies have indicated that gait patterns in older people may be affected by concern about falling. The aim of this study was to examine the effects falling and physiological falls risk on performance using a paradigm which experimentally induced.