Injuries from falls are the main cause of trauma morbidity that leads to mortality among the elderly. One prevention strategy is to wear sturdy shoes. This study was undertaken to determine the attitudes towards and use of sturdy shoes among older adults. A random sample of persons ages 65 years and older was contacted by phone; 652 completed interviews. Sturdy shoes were worn by 26 percent of persons at the time of the call; more than two-thirds reported wearing such shoes at some time. Barriers to use of sturdy shoes included foot problems, difficulty putting them on, expense, style, and lack of knowledge about their importance. There was no difference in shoe use by the respondents' history of previous falls. The results provide information useful in the development of a program to increase the use of sturdy shoes by this population.
The lack of adequate prenatal and gynecological care for indigent women has reached crisis proportions. The situation is aggravated by the diminishing supply of primary care physicians who are willing to practice obstetrics in community settings. Add...
Back-related injuries have become a major health problem in the workplace, affecting as many as 35 percent of the work force and accounting for about 25 percent of all compensation claims. This study evaluates a back injury prevention program among e...
Regularly practiced breast self-examination (BSE) has been demonstrated to be an effective method in the early detection of breast abnormalities. Women are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of BSE as a means of self-health care and are se...
Each year, there are approximately 2 million homeless and runaway youths in the United States. On any given night, there are 1,000 homeless youngsters living on the streets of San Diego, CA. Homeless young people are commonly involved in one or more ...
Early detection, appropriate intervention, and adequate followup treatment make cervical cancer one of the most preventable of all diseases. The authors propose a project designed to increase knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and its prevent...
Noble, J A; Caces, M F; Steffens, R A; Stinson, F S;
Published Date:
1993 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 108(2):192-197
Description:
The decline in cirrhosis mortality in recent years in light of increases in cirrhosis morbidity, as reflected in hospital discharge data, is examined. Although there does not appear to be a single explanation for the decline in mortality, it is sugge...
Actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to integrate health communication into overall prevention programs as a means of influencing individual behavior to reduce risks to health are described. These actions include a set of 5...
Most of the nearly 1,000 fatal bicycle-related injuries annually could be prevented if riders used safety helmets. Helmet use by adult bicyclists has received relatively little attention because educational campaigns to promote helmet use generally f...
Botvin, G J; Goldberg, C J; Botvin, E M; Dusenbury, L;
Published Date:
1993 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 108(2):217-224
Description:
The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between the exposure of adolescents in the seventh and eighth grades to cigarette advertising and their being smokers. A survey questionnaire given to 602 adolescents assessed their exposure to...
In October 1989, more than 3 years after the nuclear power plant accident at Chernobyl, in the Ukraine, the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics requested that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) evaluate the medical and ps...
Road-rail crossings where a train and motor vehicle crashed were compared with the next crossing in the direction from which the train traveled at the same time of day and day of week of the crash. The odds of a crash were much lower at crossings wit...
A pilot fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) surveillance was carried out in four American Indian communities in the Northern Plains by the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service to determine the incidence of FAS and to evaluate the feasibility of establishing ...
The community diagnosis process in North Carolina has evolved over a period of years. It began in 1974 and gained great impetus during and after 1983. It serves to address the "true" health problems of the State's citizenry through the identification...
Faul, Mark; Stevens, Judy A.; Sasser, Scott M.; Alee, Lisa; Deokar, Angela J.; Kuhls, Deborah A.; Burke, Peter A.;
Published Date:
Feb 04 2016
Source:
Am J Prev Med. 50(6):719-726
Description:
IntroductionAmong people aged ≥65 years, falling is the leading cause of emergency department visits. Emergency medical services (EMS) are often called to help older adults who have fallen, with some requiring hospital transport. Chief aims were to...
Objective:To determine the characteristics of community-dwelling older adults receiving fall-related rehabilitation.Design:Cross-sectional analysis of the fifth round (2015) of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). Fall-related rehabili...
Introduction:In 2017, unintentional injuries were the seventh leading cause of death among older adults (age ≥ 65), resulting in over 55,000 deaths. Falls accounted for more than half of these deaths. Given that older adults are the fastest growing...
The Supplement on Aging to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey contained questions about hospices and the hospice concept. Respondents were asked about their familiarity with and perceived access to hospice services. Nearly 53 percent of respon...
Osteoporosis is most acutely experienced by the elderly, yet little research has focused on this problem in this group. Recommendations for osteoporosis prevention and treatment in the elderly have been extrapolated from studies of perimenopausal wom...
File Type:
[PDF - 782.12 KB]
Exit
Notification/Disclaimer Policy
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.
Linking to a non-federal Website does not constitute an
endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or
the information and products presented on the website.
You will be subject to the destination website's privacy
policy when you follow the link.
CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance
(accessibility) on other federal or private websites.
For more information on CDC's web notification policies, see Website Disclaimers.