By Professor Kim Delbaere

Journal articles

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

Roman de Mettelinge T; Cambier D; Calders P; Van Den Noortgate N; Delbaere K, 2013, 'Understanding the Relationship between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Falls in Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study', Plos One, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067055

Schoene D; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Severino C; Davies TA; Smith ST, 2013, 'A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Home-Based Step Training in Older People Using Videogame Technology', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. Article number e57734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057734

Wong K; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Trollor JN; Close J, 2013, 'Angiotensin System-Blocking Medications Are Associated with Fewer Falls over 12 Months in Community-Dwelling Older People', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61, pp. 776 - 781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12205

Helbostad J; Oedegaard M; Lamb S; Delbaere K; Lord SR; Sletvold O, 2013, 'Change in vision, visual disability, and health after cataract surgery', Optometry and Vision Science, 90, pp. 392 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182843f16

Vlaeyen E; Coussement J; Leysens G; Van der Elst E; Delbaere K; Cambier D; Denhaerynck K; Dejaeger E; Boonen S; Milisen K, 2013, 'Characteristics and effectiveness of fall prevention programs in nursing homes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', European Geriatric Medicine, 4, pp. S54 - S54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2013.07.177

Kvelde T; McVeigh C; Toson B; Greenaway M; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Close J, 2013, 'Depressive symptomatology as a risk factor for falls in older people: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61, pp. 694 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12209

Klenk J; Chiari L; Helbostad JL; Zijlstra W; Aminian K; Todd C; Bandinelli S; Kerse N; Schwickert L; Mellone S; Bagala 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

Schoene D; Wu SMS; Mikolaizak ; Menant JC; Smith ST; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2013, 'Discriminative ability and predictive validity of the timed up and go test in identifying older people who fall: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61, pp. 202 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12106

Schwickert L; Becker C; Lindemann U; Marechal C; Bourke A; Chiari L; Helbostad JL; Zijlstra W; Aminian K; Todd C; Bandinelli S; Klenk J, 2013, 'Fall detection with body-worn sensors A systematic review', ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE, 46, pp. 706 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-013-0559-8

Van vliet R; Hoang PD; Lord S; Gandevia SC; Delbaere K, 2013, 'Falls efficacy scale-international: A cross-sectional validation in people with multiple sclerosis', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94, pp. 883 - 889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2012.10.034

Milisen K; Coussement J; Arnout H; Vanlerberghe V; De Paepe L; Schoevaerdts D; Lambert M; Van Den Noortgate NJA; Delbaere K; Boonen S; Dejaeger E, 2013, 'Feasibility of implementing a practice guideline for fall prevention on geriatric wards: A multicentre study', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, pp. 495 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.09.020

Taylor ME; Delbaere K; Mikolaizak AS; Lord SR; Close J, 2013, 'Gait parameter risk factors for falls under simple and dual task conditions in cognitively impaired older people', Gait and Posture, 37, pp. 126 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.06.024

Menant J; Wong K; Sturnieks D; Close J; Delbaere K; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Lord SR, 2013, 'Pain and anxiety mediate the relationship between dizziness and falls in older people', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61, pp. 423 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12131

Taylor ME; Delbaere K; Lord SR; Mikolaizak AS; Close J, 2013, 'Physical impairments in cognitively impaired older people: implications for risk of falls', International Psychogeriatrics, 25, pp. 148 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610212001184

De mettelinge TR; Delbaere K; Calders P; Gysel T; Van Den Noortgate NJA; Cambier D, 2013, 'The Impact of Peripheral Neuropathy and Cognitive Decrements on Gait in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94, pp. 1074 - 1079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2013.01.018

Delbaere K; Close JCT; Taylor ME; Wesson J; Lord SR, 2013, 'Validation of the iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale in Cognitively Impaired Older People', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 68, pp. 1098 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt007

Kroll M; Hannah MR; Delbaere K; Eichberg K, 2012, 'Fall preventive exercises: A tailored fall preventive exercise program for older adults', JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 20, pp. S122 - S122, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307433500208&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Zheng JJJ; Lord SR; Close JCT; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Brodaty H; Delbaere K, 2012, 'Brain white matter hyperintensities, executive dysfunction, instability, and falls in older people: A prospective cohort study', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 67, pp. 1085 - 1091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gls063

Taylor ME; Ketels M; Delbaere K; Mikolaizak AS; Lord SR; Close J, 2012, 'Gait impairment and falls in cognitively impaired older adults: an explanatory model of sensorimotor and neuropsychological mediators', Age and Ageing, 41, pp. 665 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs057

Delbaere K; Close J; Kochan NA; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2012, 'Good memory as a predictor of falls: fact or artifact', Age and Ageing, 41, pp. 404 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs004

Taylor ME; Delbaere K; Close J; Lord SR, 2012, 'Managing falls in older patients with cognitive impairment', Aging Health, 8, pp. 573 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/ahe.12.68

Delbaere K; Kochan NA; Close J; Menant J; Sturnieks DL; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2012, 'Mild Cognitive impairment as a predictor of falls in community-dwelling older people', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, pp. 845 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31824afbc4

Taylor M; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Mikolaizak AS; Close J, 2012, 'Physiological Fall Risk Factors in Cognitively Impaired Older People: A One-Year Prospective Study.', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 34, pp. 181 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343077

Becker C; Schwickert L; Mellone S; Bagala F; Chiari L; Helbostad JL; Zijlstra W; Aminian K; Bourke A; Todd C; Bandinelli S; Kerse N; Klenk J, 2012, 'Proposal for a multiphase fall model based on real-world fall recordings with body-fixed sensors', ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE, 45, pp. 707 - 715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-012-0403-6

Haerer W; Delbaere K; Bartlett H; Lord SR; Rowlands J, 2012, 'Relationships between HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statin) use and strength, balance and falls in older people', Internal Medicine Journal, 42, pp. 1329 - 1334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02622.x

Menant J; Close J; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Lord , 2012, 'Relationships between serum vitamin D levels, neuromuscular and neuropsychological function and falls in older men and women', Osteoporosis International, 23, pp. 981 - 989, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1637-7

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Vanrenterghem J; Delbaere K; Fitzpatrick RC; Lord S, 2012, 'Sensorimotor and neuropsychological correlates of force perturbations that induce stepping in older adults', Gait and Posture, 36, pp. 356 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.007

Hadjistavropoulos T; Carleton RN; Delbaere K; Barden J; Zwakhalen S; Fitzgerald B; Ghandehari OO; Hadjistavropolous H, 2012, 'The relationship of fear and falling and balance confidence with balance and dual tasking performance', Psychology and Aging, 27, pp. 1 - 13

Zheng J; Delbaere K; Close J; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Lord SR, 2012, 'White matter hyperintensities and impaired choice stepping reaction time in older people', Neurobiology of Aging, 33, pp. 1177 - 1185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.12.009

Zheng JJJ; Delbaere K; Close J; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Brodaty H; Lord SR, 2012, 'White matter hyperintensities are an independent predictor of physical decline in community-dwelling older people', Gerontology, 58, pp. 398 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000337815

Mathew R; Delbaere K; Madigan M; Beaumont P; Vaegan ; Lord S, 2011, 'DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PEOPLE WITH AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION', CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 39, pp. 82 - 82, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000296914400157&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Close J; Lord S; Taylor M; Mikolaizak S; Delbaere K, 2011, 'Physiological risk factors for falls in people with and without cognitive impairment - a case control study', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 30, pp. 10 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00523b.x

Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2011, 'COMMENT ON ARTICLE, "A MULTIFACTORIAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING FALL RISK IN OLDER PEOPLE" RESPONSE', JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 59, pp. 770 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03360.x

Dorresteijn TA; Zijlstra G; Delbaere K; Van Rossum E; Vlaeyen JW; Kempeni GI, 2011, 'Evaluating an in-home multicomponent cognitive behavioural programme to manage concerns about falls and associated activity avoidance in frail community-dwelling older people: Design of a randomised control trial [ NCT01358032 ]', BMC Health Services Research, 11, pp. Art. No. 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-228

Mathew RS; Delbaere K; Lord SR; Beaumont P; Vaegan ; Madigan MC, 2011, 'Depressive symptoms and qualityof life in people with age-related macular degeneration', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 31, pp. 375 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00848.x

Delbaere K; Smith ST; Lord SR, 2011, 'Development and initial validation of the iconographical falls efficacy scale', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 66A, pp. 674 - 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glr019

Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2011, 'Don't worry, be happy', Insite Aged Care Newspaper, Dec10/Jan11, http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&ss=Falls+Prevention&idArticle=19473

Zheng J; Delbaere K; Close J; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2011, 'Impact of white matter lesions on physical functioning and fall risk in older people: A systematic review', Stroke, 42, pp. 2086 - 2090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.610360

Lord SR; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Smith ST; Sturnieks DL, 2011, 'Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice: an overview of a new National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 22, pp. 84 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB10058

Hadjistavropoulos T; Delbaere K; Fitzgerald T, 2011, 'Reconceptualizing the role of fear of falling and balance confidence in fall risk', Journal of Aging and Health, 23, pp. 3 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264310378039

Boswell-Ruys CL; Harvey LA; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2010, 'A falls concern scale for people with spinal cord injury (SCI-FCS)', Spinal Cord, 48, pp. 704 - 709

Helbostad J; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC; Delbaere K; Lord SR; Pijnappels M, 2010, 'Consequences of lower extremity and trunk muscle fatigue on balance and functional tasks in older people', BMC Geriatrics, 10, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-56

Delbaere K; Close J; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2010, 'Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study', British Medical Journal: International, 341, pp. c4165 - c4165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c4165

Delbaere K; Hauer K; Lord SR, 2010, 'Evaluation of the incidental and planned activity questionnaire for older people', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 44, pp. 1029 - 1034

Delbaere K; Crombez G; van Haastregt J; Vlaeyen W, 2010, 'Falls and catastrophic thoughts about falls predict mobility restriction in community-dwelling older people: A strctural equation modelling approach', Aging and Mental Health, 13, pp. 587 - 592

Kvelde T; Pijnapples M; Delbaere K; Close J; Lord SR, 2010, 'Physiological and Cognitive Mediators for the Association between self-reported depressed mood and impaired choice stepping reaction time in older people', Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 65A, pp. 538 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glp195

Pijnappels M; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2010, 'The association between choice stepping reaction time and falls in older adults - a path analysis model', Age and Ageing, 39, pp. 99 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afp200

Delbaere K; Close J; Mikolaizak ; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Lord SR, 2010, 'The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I). A comprehensive longitudinal validation study', Age and Ageing, 39, pp. 210 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afp225

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