[PDF][PDF] Unstable disability and the fluctuations of frailty

AJ Campbell, DM Buchner - Age and ageing, 1997 - researchgate.net
Despite increasing use in the literature of old age,'frailty'remains an ill-defined term. The
components of frailty have not been sufficiently defined to be used to identify a research …

Circumstances and consequences of falls experienced by a community population 70 years and over during a prospective study

AJ Campbell, MJ Borrie, GF SPEARS… - Age and …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
A sample of 761 subjects 70 years and over was drawn from general-practice records of a
rural township. Each subject was assessed and followed for 1 year to determine the incidence …

Randomised controlled trial of prevention of falls in people aged≥ 75 with severe visual impairment: the VIP trial

AJ Campbell, MC Robertson, SJ La Grow, NM Kerse… - Bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Objectives To assess the efficacy and cost effectiveness of a home safety programme and a
home exercise programme to reduce falls and injuries in older people with low vision. …

Risk factors for falls in a community-based prospective study of people 70 years and older

AJ Campbell, MJ Borrie, GF Spears - Journal of gerontology, 1989 - academic.oup.com
We investigated factors associated with falls in a community-based prospective study of 761
subjects 70 years and older. The group experienced 507 falls during the year of monitoring. …

Practical implementation of an exercise‐based falls prevention programme

…, DM Buchner, MC Robertson, AJ Campbell - Age and …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Muscle weakness and impaired balance are risk factors underlying many falls and fall
injuries experienced by older people. Fall prevention strategies have included exercise …

Randomised controlled trial of a general practice programme of home based exercise to prevent falls in elderly women

AJ Campbell, MC Robertson, MM Gardner, RN Norton… - Bmj, 1997 - bmj.com
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a home exercise programme of strength and balance
retraining exercises in reducing falls and injuries in elderly women. Design: Randomised …

Falls in old age: a study of frequency and related clinical factors

AJ Campbell, J Reinken, BC Allan… - Age and …, 1981 - academic.oup.com
An analysis of falls experienced by a stratified population sample of 553 subjects, 65 years
and over, was performed. It is estimated that one third of people 65 years and over …

Visual impairment and hip fracture

…, RG Cumming, M Butler, AJ Campbell - American journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
John CampbellJohn CampbellJohn Campbell, Visual Impairment and Hip Fracture,
American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 152, Issue 7, 1 October 2000, Pages 633–639, https://…

Psychotropic medication withdrawal and a home‐based exercise program to prevent falls: a randomized, controlled trial

AJ Campbell, MC Robertson… - Journal of the …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of psychotropic medication withdrawal and a home‐based
exercise program in reducing falls in older people. DESIGN: A randomized …

Preventing injuries in older people by preventing falls: A meta‐analysis of individual‐level data

MC Robertson, AJ Campbell… - Journal of the …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: Our falls prevention research group has conducted four controlled trials of a
home exercise program to prevent falls in older people. The objectives of this meta‐analysis …