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Research Article

Falls among full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis: a comparison of characteristics of fallers and circumstances of falls

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Pages 389-395 | Received 20 Apr 2017, Accepted 12 Oct 2017, Published online: 25 Oct 2017

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Libak Abou & Laura A. Rice. (2023) Frequency and characteristics of falls, fall-related injuries, and fear of falling among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 46:4, pages 560-568.
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Libak Abou & Laura A. Rice. (2023) Influence of Transfer Quality and Wheelchair Type on Fear of Falling Among Full-Time Wheelchair Users. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 104:4, pages 690-693.
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Amy Roder McArthur, Elizabeth Walker Peterson, Jacob Sosnoff, Deborah Backus, Rebecca Yarnot, Libak Abou, Jacqueline Kish, Sydney Steinkellner, Arman Sandhu & Laura Rice. (2023) Online Delivery of the Individualized Reduction of Falls Intervention for Persons With Multiple Sclerosis Who Use a Wheelchair or Scooter Full-time: A Pilot Study. International Journal of MS Care 25:2, pages 82-90.
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Gail L. Sims. (2023) Case Report. Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing 12:2, pages 37-44.
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Sofia Yousuf Sheikh & Muhammad Taha Jilani. (2021) A ubiquitous wheelchair fall detection system using low-cost embedded inertial sensors and unsupervised one-class SVM. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 14:1, pages 147-162.
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Toni Van Denend, Elizabeth W. Peterson, Amy Roder McArthur, Rebecca Yarnot, Jacqueline Kish, Sydney Steinkellner, Arman Sandhu & Laura A. Rice. (2022) A process evaluation of an on-line fall prevention and management program for individuals who use wheelchairs or scooters living with multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Public Health 10.
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James D Sessford, Katherine Chan, Anita Kaiser, Hardeep Singh, Sarah Munce, Mohammad Alavinia & Kristin E Musselman. (2022) Protocol for a single group, mixed methods study investigating the efficacy of photovoice to improve self-efficacy related to balance and falls for spinal cord injury. BMJ Open 12:12, pages e065684.
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Toni Van Denend, Elizabeth W. Peterson, JongHun Sung & Laura A. Rice. (2022) Process evaluation findings of a fall prevention and management program for wheelchair and scooter users with multiple sclerosis. PEC Innovation 1, pages 100081.
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Carolina Lagartinho-Oliveira, Filipe Moutinho & Luís Gomes. (2022) Digital Twin in the Provision of Power Wheelchairs Context: Support for Technical Phases and Conceptual Model. Computers 11:11, pages 166.
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Libak Abou, Jacob J. Sosnoff, Elizabeth W. Peterson, Deborah Backus, T. Bradley Willingham & Laura A. Rice. (2022) Prediction of future falls among full-time wheelchair and scooter users with multiple sclerosis: A prospective study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 64, pages 103962.
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Andrew Sawers, Cody L. McDonald & Brian J. Hafner. (2022) A survey for characterizing details of fall events experienced by lower limb prosthesis users. PLOS ONE 17:7, pages e0272082.
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Tobia Zanotto, Laura A. Rice & Jacob J. Sosnoff. (2022) Frailty among people with multiple sclerosis who are wheelchair users. PLOS ONE 17:7, pages e0271688.
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Marie Kierkegaard, Elizabeth Peterson, Susanna Tuvemo Johnson, Kristina Gottberg, Sverker Johansson, Marie Elf, Maria Flink & Charlotte Ytterberg. (2022) Online self-management fall prevention intervention for people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility study protocol of a parallel group randomised trial. BMJ Open 12:7, pages e061325.
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Libak Abou & Laura A. Rice. (2022) Risk Factors Associated With Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation 4:2, pages 100195.
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Gabriela A. Galante-Maia, Lívia C. Magalhães, Luci F. Teixeira-Salmela & Aline A. Scianni. (2021) Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the spinal cord injury - Falls Concern Scale. Spinal Cord 60:3, pages 193-198.
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Libak Abou, Kevin Qin, Aditya Alluri, Yiting Du & Laura A. Rice. (2022) The effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in reducing falls among people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 29, pages 74-85.
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L.A. Rice, L. Abou, R. Yarnot, E. Wong, K. Chhatwani & L. Hawari. 2022. Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury. Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury 117 129 .
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JongHun Sung, Sa Shen, Elizabeth W. Peterson, Jacob J. Sosnoff, Deborah Backus & Laura A. Rice. (2021) Fear of Falling, Community Participation, and Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling People Who Use Wheelchairs Full Time. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 102:6, pages 1140-1146.
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Kathryn Marshall, Louise GustafssonAndrea McKittrickJennifer Fleming. (2021) Falls Occurring After a Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy 75:3.
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Laura A. Rice, Rebecca Yarnot, Elizabeth W. Peterson, Deborah Backus & Jacob Sosnoff. (2021) Fall Prevention for People With Multiple Sclerosis Who Use Wheelchairs and Scooters. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 102:4, pages 801-804.
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Libak Abou, Aditya Alluri, Alexander Fliflet, Yiting Du & Laura A. Rice. (2021) Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Interventions in Reducing Fear of Falling Among Individuals With Neurologic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 102:1, pages 132-154.
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Susan Coote, Laura Comber, Gillian Quinn, Carme Santoyo-Medina, Alon Kalron & Hilary Gunn. (2020) Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 22:6, pages 247-255.
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Hardeep Singh, Carol Y. Scovil, Geoff Bostick, Anita Kaiser, B. Catharine Craven, Susan B. Jaglal & Kristin E. Musselman. (2020) Perspectives of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury on fall circumstances and fall prevention: A mixed methods approach using photovoice. PLOS ONE 15:8, pages e0238116.
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Noppol Pramodhyakul & Weeraya Pramodhyakul. (2019) Thai translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Spinal Cord Injury Falls Concern Scale (SCI-FCS). Spinal Cord 58:5, pages 581-586.
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Hardeep Singh, Carol Y Scovil, Karen Yoshida, Sarah Oosman, Anita Kaiser, Catharine Craven, Susan Jaglal & Kristin E Musselman. (2020) Factors that influence the risk of falling after spinal cord injury: a qualitative photo-elicitation study with individuals that use a wheelchair as their primary means of mobility. BMJ Open 10:2, pages e034279.
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Libak Abou, Jocemar Ilha, Francielle Romanini & Laura A. Rice. (2019) Do clinical balance measures have the ability to predict falls among ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Spinal Cord 57:12, pages 1001-1013.
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Laura A. Rice, Joseph Peters, JongHun Sung, Wendy D. Bartlo & Jacob J. Sosnoff. (2019) Perceptions of Fall Circumstances, Recovery Methods, and Community Participation in Manual Wheelchair Users. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 98:8, pages 649-656.
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Morgan Schellenberg, Kenji Inaba, Jessica Chen, James M. Bardes, Elizabeth Crow, Lydia Lam, Elizabeth Benjamin & Demetrios Demetriades. (2019) Falls in the Bathroom: A Mechanism of Injury for All Ages. Journal of Surgical Research 234, pages 283-286.
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