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Falls In The Elderly: The Need For New Research

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Ergonomics and Human Factors

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Among the elderly, injury is an important cause of death or permanent disability. Falls are the second leading cause of accidental death in the United States with almost 75% of the falls occurring among the elderly. This paper deals with the research need of identifying and quantifying functional impairment which makes an elderly person more susceptible to falls. In addition, ergonomic interventions have been reviewed for minimizing falls in the elderly.

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  1. Biomechanics-Ergonomics Research Laboratory, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical School, 45267-0056, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Amit Bhattacharya

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  1. Department of Psychology, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA

    Leonard S. Mark

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Joel S. Warm

  3. Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Ronald L. Huston

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Bhattacharya, A. (1987). Falls In The Elderly: The Need For New Research. In: Mark, L.S., Warm, J.S., Huston, R.L. (eds) Ergonomics and Human Factors. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4756-2_14

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