By Professor Kim Delbaere

Journal articles

Schoene D; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2017, 'Impaired Response Selection During Stepping Predicts Falls in Older People—A Cohort Study', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18, pp. 719 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.03.010

Davis J; Best J; Khan K; Dian L; Lord S; Delbaere K; Hsu C; Liu-Ambrose T, 2017, 'SLOW PROCESSING SPEED PREDICTS FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH A FALLS HISTORY: 1-YEAR PROSPECTIVE COHORT', Innovation in Aging, 1, pp. 238 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.882

Ejupi A; Brodie M; Lord SR; Annegarn J; Redmond SJ; Delbaere K, 2017, 'Wavelet-Based Sit-To-Stand Detection and Assessment of Fall Risk in Older People Using a Wearable Pendant Device', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 64, pp. 1602 - 1607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2016.2614230

Bunce D; Haynes BI; Lord SR; Gschwind YJ; Kochan NA; Reppermund S; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Delbaere K, 2017, 'Intraindividual Stepping Reaction Time Variability Predicts Falls in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment', J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 72, pp. 832 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glw164

Davis JC; Best JR; Khan KM; Dian L; Lord S; Delbaere K; Hsu CL; Cheung W; Chan W; Liu-Ambrose T, 2017, 'Slow Processing Speed Predicts Falls in Older Adults With a Falls History: 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65, pp. 916 - 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14830

Taylor ME; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Kurrle SE; Mikolaizak AS; Close JCT, 2017, 'Reaction Time and Postural Sway Modify the Effect of Executive Function on Risk of Falls in Older People with Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25, pp. 397 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2016.10.010

Menant JC; Migliaccio AA; Hicks C; Lo J; Meinrath D; Ratanapongleka M; Turner J; Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Titov N; McVeigh C; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2017, 'Tailored multifactorial intervention to improve dizziness symptoms and quality of life, balance and gait in dizziness sufferers aged over 50 years: protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 17, pp. 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0450-3

Brodie MA; Okubo Y; Annegarn J; Wieching R; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2017, 'Disentangling the health benefits of walking from increased exposure to falls in older people using remote gait monitoring and multi-dimensional analysis', Physiological Measurement, 38, pp. 45 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/38/1/45

Garcia JA; Schoene D; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Valenzuela T; Navarro KF, 2016, 'A Bespoke Kinect Stepping Exergame for Improving Physical and Cognitive Function in Older People: A Pilot Study', Games for Health Journal, 5, pp. 382 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2016.0070

Delbaere K; Gschwind YJ; Sherrington C; Barraclough E; Garrués-Irisarri MA; Lord SR, 2016, 'Validity and reliability of a simple 'low-tech' test for measuring choice stepping reaction time in older people', Clinical Rehabilitation, 30, pp. 1128 - 1135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215515613422

Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2016, 'The influence of age, anxiety and concern about falling on postural sway when standing at an elevated level', Human Movement Science, 49, pp. 206 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2016.06.014

Lord SR; Delbaere K; Gandevia SC, 2016, 'Use of a physiological profile to document motor impairment in ageing and in clinical groups', Journal of Physiology, 594, pp. 4513 - 4523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP271108

Ejupi A; Gschwind YJ; Valenzuela T; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2016, 'A Kinect and Inertial Sensor-Based System for the Self-Assessment of Fall Risk: A Home-Based Study in Older People', Human Computer Interaction, 31, pp. 261 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07370024.2015.1085309

Vaziri DD; Aal K; Ogonowski C; Von Rekowski T; Kroll M; Marston HR; Poveda R; Gschwind YJ; Delbaere K; Wieching R; Wulf V, 2016, 'Exploring user experience and technology acceptance for a fall prevention system: results from a randomized clinical trial and a living lab', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 13, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-016-0165-z

Dorresteijn TAC; Zijlstra GAR; Ambergen AW; Delbaere K; Vlaeyen JWS; Kempen GIJM, 2016, 'Erratum: Effectiveness of a home-based cognitive behavioral program to manage concerns about falls in community-dwelling, frail older people: Results of a randomized controlled trial (BMC Geriatrics (2016) 16 (2) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0177-y)', BMC Geriatrics, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0278-2

Brodie MAD; Coppens MJM; Lord SR; Lovell NH; Gschwind YJ; Redmond SJ; Del Rosario MB; Wang K; Sturnieks DL; Persiani M; Delbaere K, 2016, 'Wearable pendant device monitoring using new wavelet-based methods shows daily life and laboratory gaits are different', Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 54, pp. 663 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11517-015-1357-9

Ejupi A; Gschwind YJ; Brodie M; Zagler WL; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2016, 'Kinect-based choice reaching and stepping reaction time tests for clinical and in-home assessment of fall risk in older people: a prospective study', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 13, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-016-0162-2

Dorresteijn TAC; Zijlstra GAR; Ambergen AW; Delbaere K; Vlaeyen JWS; Kempen GIJM, 2016, 'Effectiveness of a home-based cognitive behavioral program to manage concerns about falls in community-dwelling, frail older people: Results of a randomized controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 16, pp. 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0177-y

Kumar A; Delbaere K; Zijlstra GAR; Carpenter H; Iliffe S; Masud T; Skelton D; Morris R; Kendrick D, 2016, 'Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis', AGE AND AGEING, 45, pp. 345 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw036

Broe GAT; Radford K; Delbaere K; Daylight G, 2016, 'S2‐02‐02: Indigenous Australians: Lifespan, Health, Ageing and Dementia', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.377

Brodie MAD; Menz HB; Smith ST; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2015, 'Good lateral harmonic stability combined with adequate gait speed is required for low fall risk in older people', Gerontology, 61, pp. 69 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000362836

Schoene D; Valenzuela T; Toson B; Delbaere K; Severino C; Garcia J; Davies TA; Russell F; Smith ST; Lord SR; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2015, 'Interactive cognitive-motor step training improves cognitive risk factors of falling in older adults - A randomized controlled trial', Plos One, 10, pp. e0145161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145161

Ejupi A; Brodie M; Gschwind YJ; Lord SR; Zagler WL; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Kinect-Based Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test for Clinical and In-Home Assessment of Fall Risk in Older People', Gerontology, 62, pp. 118 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000381804

Brodie MA; Lord SR; Coppens MJ; Annegarn J; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Eight-week remote monitoring using a freely worn device reveals unstable gait patterns in older fallers', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62, pp. 2588 - 2594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2433935

Brodie MA; Wang K; Delbaere K; Persiani M; Lovell NH; Redmond SJ; Del Rosario MB; Lord SR; Wang K, 2015, 'New methods to monitor stair ascents using a wearable pendant device reveal how behavior, fear, and frailty influence falls in octogenarians', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62, pp. 2595 - 2601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2464689

Waggel SE; Lipnicki DM; Delbaere K; Kochan NA; Draper B; Andrews G; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2015, 'Neuroticism scores increase with late-life cognitive decline', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30, pp. 985 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.4251

Van Vliet R; Hoang P; Lord S; Gandevia S; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Multiple sclerosis severity and concern about falling: Physical, cognitive and psychological mediating factors', Neurorehabilitation, 37, pp. 139 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-151246

Radford K; Mack HA; Draper B; Chalkley S; Delbaere K; Daylight G; Cumming RG; Bennett H; Broe GA, 2015, 'Comparison of Three Cognitive Screening Tools in Older Urban and Regional Aboriginal Australians', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 40, pp. 22 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000377673

Tuerk C; Zhang H; Sachdev P; Lord SR; Brodaty H; Wen W; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Regional Gray Matter Volumes Are Related to Concern about Falling in Older People: A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 71, pp. 138 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu242

White UE; Black AA; Wood JM; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Fear of falling in vision impairment', Optometry and Vision Science, 92, pp. 730 - 735, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000596

Radford K; MacK HA; Draper B; Chalkley S; Daylight G; Cumming R; Bennett H; Delbaere K; Broe GA, 2015, 'Prevalence of dementia in urban and regional Aboriginal Australians', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 11, pp. 271 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.03.007

Vlaeyen E; Coussement J; Leysens G; Van Der Elst E; Delbaere K; Cambier D; Denhaerynck K; Goemaere S; Wertelaers A; Dobbels F; Dejaeger E; Milisen K, 2015, 'Characteristics and effectiveness of fall prevention programs in nursing homes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63, pp. 211 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13254

Kvelde T; Lord SR; Close JCT; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Depressive symptoms increase fall risk in older people, independent of antidepressant use, and reduced executive and physical functioning', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 60, pp. 190 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2014.09.003

Delbaere K; Valenzuela T; Woodbury A; Davies T; Yeong J; Steffens D; Miles L; Pickett L; Zijlstra GAR; Clemson L; Close JCT; Howard K; Lord SR; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2015, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme delivered through a tablet computer for preventing falls in older community-dwelling people over 2 years: Study protocol for the Standing Tall randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e009173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009173

Gschwind YJ; Eichberg S; Ejupi A; de Rosario H; Kroll M; Marston HR; Drobics M; Annegarn J; Wieching R; Lord SR; Aal K; Vaziri D; Woodbury A; Fink D; Delbaere K, 2015, 'ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): Results from an international multicenter randomized controlled trial', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 12, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0155-6

Slavin MJ; Sachdev PS; Kochan NA; Woolf C; Crawford JD; Giskes K; Reppermund S; Trollor JN; Draper B; Delbaere K; Brodaty H, 2015, 'Predicting cognitive, functional, and diagnostic change over 4 years using baseline subjective cognitive complaints in the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23, pp. 906 - 914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2014.09.001

Marston HR; Woodbury A; Gschwind YJ; Kroll M; Fink D; Eichberg S; Kreiner K; Ejupi A; Annegarn J; de Rosario H; Wienholtz A; Wieching R; Delbaere K, 2015, 'The design of a purpose-built exergame for fall prediction and prevention for older people', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0157-4

Gschwind YJ; Schoene D; Lord SR; Ejupi A; Valenzuela T; Aal K; Woodbury A; Delbaere K; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2015, 'The effect of sensor-based exercise at home on functional performance associated with fall risk in older people - A comparison of two exergame interventions', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 12, pp. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0156-5

Kendrick D; Kumar A; Carpenter H; Zijlstra GAR; Skelton DA; Cook JR; Stevens Z; Belcher CM; Haworth D; Gawler SJ; Gage H; Masud T; Bowling A; Pearl M; Morris RW; Iliffe S; Delbaere K, 2014, 'Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009848.pub2

Del Rosario MB; Wang K; Wang J; Liu Y; Brodie M; Delbaere K; Lovell NH; Lord SR; Redmond SJ, 2014, 'A comparison of activity classification in younger and older cohorts using a smartphone', Physiological Measurement, 35, pp. 2269 - 2286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2269

Kumar A; Carpenter H; Cook J; Skelton DA; Stevens Z; Haworth D; Belcher CM; Gawler SJ; Gage H; Masud T; Bowling A; Pearl M; Morris RW; Iliffe S; Zijlstra GAR; Delbaere K; Kendrick D, 2014, '55 * EXERCISE FOR REDUCING FEAR OF FALLING IN OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY: A COCHRANE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW', Age and Ageing, 43, pp. ii17 - ii17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu130.2

Callisaya ML; Srikanth VK; Lord SR; Close JC; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Phan T; Beare R; Trollor J; Wen W; Zheng JJ; Delbaere K, 2014, 'Sub-cortical infarcts and the risk of falls in older people: Combined results of TASCOG and Sydney MAS studies', International Journal of Stroke, 9, pp. 55 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12279

Gschwind YJ; Eichberg S; Marston HR; Ejupi A; Rosario HD; Kroll M; Drobics M; Annegarn J; Wieching R; Lord SR; Aal K; Delbaere K, 2014, 'ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): Study protocol for an international multicenter randomized controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 14, pp. 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-91

Schoene D; Smith ST; Davies TA; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2014, 'A Stroop Stepping Test (SST) using low-cost computer game technology discriminates between older fallers and non-fallers', Age and Ageing, 43, pp. 285 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft157

Wong AKW; Lord SR; Trollor JN; Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Menant J; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Close JCT, 2014, 'High arterial pulse wave velocity is a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older people', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62, pp. 1534 - 1539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12931

Merom D; Delbaere K; Cumming R; Voukelatos A; Rissel C; Van Der Ploeg HP; Lord SR, 2014, 'Incidental and planned exercise questionnaire for seniors: Validity and responsiveness', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46, pp. 947 - 954, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000196

Ejupi A; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2014, 'New methods for fall risk prediction', Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 17, pp. 407 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MCO.0000000000000081

Klenk J; Chiari L; Helbostad JL; Zijlstra W; Aminian K; Todd C; Bandinelli S; Kerse N; Schwickert L; Mellone S; Bagalá F; Delbaere K; Hauer K; Redmond SJ; Robinovitch S; Aziz O; Schwenk M; Zecevic A; Zieschang T; Becker C, 2013, 'Development of a standard fall data format for signals from body-worn sensors: The FARSEEING consensus', Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie, 46, pp. 720 - 726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-013-0554-0

Taylor ME; Delbaere K; Lord SR; Mikolaizak AS; Brodaty H; Close JC, 2013, 'Neuropsychological, Physical, and Functional Mobility Measures Associated With Falls in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults.', The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 69, pp. 987 - 995, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt166

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Delbaere K; Vanrenterghem J; Rogers MW; Fitzpatrick RC; Lord SR, 2013, 'Force-Controlled Balance Perturbations Associated with Falls in Older People: A Prospective Cohort Study', Plos One, 8, pp. e70981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070981

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