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Westlake C; Albert NM; Rice KL; Bautista C; Close J; Timmerman GM, 2015, 'Nursing journal clubs and the clinical nurse specialist', Clinical Nurse Specialist, 29, pp. E1 - E10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000095

Mitchell RJ; Harvey LA; Brodaty H; Draper B; Close JCT, 2015, 'Erratum :Dementia and intentional and unintentional poisoning in older people: A 10 year review of hospitalization records in New South Wales, Australia (International Psychogeriatrics (2015) DOI:10.1017/S1041610215001258)', International Psychogeriatrics, 27, pp. 2101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610215001581

Allen NE; Song J; Paul SS; Sherrington C; Murray SM; O'Rourke SD; Lord SR; Fung VSC; Close JCT; Howard K; Canning CG, 2015, 'Predictors of Adherence to a Falls Prevention Exercise Program for People with Parkinson's Disease', Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2, pp. 395 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.12208

Mitchell RJ; Harvey LA; Brodaty H; Draper B; Close JCT, 2015, 'Dementia and intentional and unintentional poisoning in older people: A 10 year review of hospitalization records in New South Wales, Australia', International Psychogeriatrics, 27, pp. 1757 - 1768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610215001258

Close JCT, 2015, 'The end of shared rooms in hospitals: A cause for celebration?', Age and Ageing, 44, pp. 907 - 908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv150

Farag I; Howard K; Hayes AJ; Ferreira ML; Lord SR; Close JT; Vogler C; Dean CM; Cumming RG; Sherrington C, 2015, 'Cost-effectiveness of a home-exercise program among older people after hospitalization', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16, pp. 490 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.01.075

Zeltzer J; Mitchell RJ; Toson B; Harris IA; Close J, 2015, 'Determinants of time to surgery for patients with hip fracture (vol 84, pg 633, 2014)', ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 85, pp. 200 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.13007

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, 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009173

Canning CG; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Close JCT; Heritier S; Heller GZ; Howard K; Allen NE; Latt MD; Murray SM; O'Rourke SD; Paul SS; Song J; Fung VSC, 2015, 'Exercise for falls prevention in Parkinson disease: A randomized controlled trial', Neurology, 84, pp. 304 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001155

Mitchell RJ; Lord SR; Harvey LA; Close JCT, 2015, 'Obesity and falls in older people: Mediating effects of disease, sedentary behavior, mood, pain and medication use', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 60, pp. 52 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2014.09.006

Toson B; Harvey LA; Close JCT, 2015, 'The ICD-10 Charlson Comorbidity Index predicted mortality but not resource utilization following hip fracture', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 68, pp. 44 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.09.017

Sherrington C; Lord S; Vogler C; Close J; Howard K; Dean C; Clemson L; Barraclough E; Ramsay E; O’Rourke S; Kirkham C; Cumming R, 2015, 'Increased falls with home exercise for older people after hospital stays: exploration of an unexpected finding from a randomised trial', Physiotherapy, 101, pp. e1380 - e1381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1323

Canning CG; Farag I; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Close JCT; Howard K; Heritier S; Heller GZ; Hayes A; Allen NE; Latt MD; Murray SM; O’Rourke SD; Paul SS; Song J; Fung VSC, 2015, 'Minimally-supervised exercise is effective and cost-saving in reducing falls in people with mild, but not more severe Parkinson's disease', Physiotherapy, 101, pp. e199 - e199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.362

Stephens AS; Toson B; Close JCT, 2014, 'Current and future burden of incident hip fractures in New South Wales, Australia', Archives of Osteoporosis, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-014-0200-5

Harvey LA; Mitchell RJ; Lord SR; Close JCT, 2014, 'Determinants of uptake of home modifications and exercise to prevent falls in community-dwelling older people', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 585 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12243

Zeltzer J; Mitchell RJ; Toson B; Harris IA; Ahmad L; Close J, 2014, 'Orthogeriatric services associated with lower 30-day mortality for older patients who undergo surgery for hip fracture', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 409 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00055

Close J, 2014, 'Falls Prevention Intervention', International Innovation, pp. 28 - 30, http://www.internationalinnovation.com/fall-prevention-intervention/

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

Zeltzer J; Mitchell RJ; Toson B; Harris IA; Close J, 2014, 'Determinants of time to surgery for patients with hip fracture', ANZ journal of surgery, 84, pp. 633 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.12671

Close JCT; Wesson J; Sherrington C; Hill KD; Kurrle S; Lord SR; Brodaty H; Howard K; Gitlin LN; O'Rourke SD; Clemson L, 2014, 'Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: Protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-89

Callisaya M; Sharman J; Close J; Lord S; Srikanth V, 2014, 'Greater daily defined dose of antihypertensive medication increases the risk of falls in older people - A population-based study', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 33, pp. 37 - 37, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337969400064&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Paul SS; Sherrington C; Canning CG; Fung VSC; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2014, 'The relative contribution of physical and cognitive fall risk factors in people with Parkinson's disease: A large prospective cohort study', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 28, pp. 282 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968313508470

Pereira LSM; Sherrington C; Ferreira ML; Tiedemann A; Ferreira PH; Blyth FM; Close JCT; Taylor M; Lord SR, 2014, 'Self-reported chronic pain is associated with physical performance in older people leaving aged care rehabilitation', Clinical Interventions in Aging, 9, pp. 259 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S51807

Mitchell RJ; Lord SR; Harvey LA; Close JCT, 2014, 'Associations between obesity and overweight and fall risk, health status and quality of life in older people', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 13 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12152

Simpson PM; Bendall JC; Toson B; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Close JCT, 2014, 'Predictors of Nontransport of Older Fallers Who Receive Ambulance Care', Prehospital Emergency Care, 18, pp. 342 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2013.864355

Simpson PM; Bendall JC; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Close JCT, 2014, 'Epidemiology of Emergency Medical Service Responses to Older People Who Have Fallen: A Prospective Cohort Study', Prehospital Emergency Care, 18, pp. 185 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2013.856504

Sherrington C; Lord SR; Vogler CM; Close JCT; Howard K; Dean CM; Heller GZ; Clemson L; O'Rourke SD; Ramsay E; Barraclough E; Herbert RD; Cumming RG, 2014, 'A post-hospital home exercise program improved mobility but increased falls in older people: A randomised controlled trial', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104412

Hindmarsh D; Loh M; Finch CF; Hayen A; Close JC, 2014, 'Effect of comorbidity on relative survival following hospitalisation for fall-related hip fracture in older people', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33, pp. E1 - E7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00638.x

Callisaya ML; Sharman JE; Close J; Lord SR; Srikanth VK, 2014, 'Greater daily defined dose of antihypertensive medication increases the risk of falls in older people - A population-based study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62, pp. 1527 - 1533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12925

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

Paul SS; Allen NE; Sherrington C; Heller G; Fung VSC; Close JCT; Lord SR; Canning CG, 2014, 'Risk factors for frequent falls in people with Parkinson's disease', Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 4, pp. 699 - 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JPD-140438

Zeltzer J; Mitchell RJ; Toson B; Close J; Harris IA, 2014, 'Determinants of time to surgery for patients with hip fracture', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.12671

Henderson EJ; Lord SR; Close JCT; Lawrence AD; Whone A; Ben-Shlomo Y, 2013, 'The ReSPonD trial - rivastigmine to stabilise gait in Parkinson's disease a phase II, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial to evaluate the effect of rivastigmine on gait in patients with Parkinson's disease who have fallen', BMC Neurology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-188

Close JCT, 2013, 'Hip fracture in Australia: Missed opportunities and a chance to improve care', Internal Medicine Journal, 43, pp. 1262 - 1264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12310

Whitney J; Jackson SHD; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2013, 'Development and validation of a fall-related impulsive behaviour scale for residential care', Age and Ageing, 42, pp. 754 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft130

Tiedemann A; Sherrington C; Orr T; Hallen J; Lewis D; Kelly A; Vogler C; Lord SR; Close JCT, 2013, 'Identifying older people at high risk of future falls: Development and validation of a screening tool for use in emergency departments', Emergency Medicine Journal, 30, pp. 918 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201783

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt166

Mikolaizak AS; Simpson PM; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Caplan GA; Bendall JC; Howard K; Close JC, 2013, 'Intervention to prevent further falls in older people who call an ambulance as a result of a fall: A protocol for the iPREFER randomised controlled trial', BMC Health Services Research, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-360

Simpson PM; Bendall JC; Patterson J; Tiedemann A; Middleton PM; Close JC, 2013, 'Epidemiology of ambulance responses to older people who have fallen in New South Wales, Australia', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32, pp. 171 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00621.x

Mikolaizak AS; Simpson PM; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Close JC, 2013, 'Systematic review of non-transportation rates and outcomes for older people who have fallen after ambulance service call-out', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32, pp. 147 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12023

Simpson PM; Bendall JC; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Close JCT, 2013, 'Provision of out-of-hospital analgesia to older fallers with suspected fractures: Above par, but opportunities for improvement exist', Academic Emergency Medicine, 20, pp. 761 - 768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.12190

Close J; Zeltzer J; Toson B; Mitchell R; Ahmad L; Harris I, 2013, 'Variation in 30 day mortality for hip fracture patients in NSW', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 32, pp. 21 - 21, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=000320321900033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Harvey LA; Close JCT, 2013, 'Erratum: Traumatic brain injury in older adults: Characteristics, causes and consequences (Injury (2012) 43:11 (1821-1826))', Injury, 44, pp. 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2012.09.026

Close JCT, 2013, 'How can you prevent falls and subsequent fractures?', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 27, pp. 821 - 834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2013.12.001

Wesson J; Clemson L; Brodaty H; Lord S; Taylor M; Gitlin L; Close J, 2013, 'A feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of a tailored prevention program to reduce falls in older people with mild dementia', BMC Geriatrics, 13, pp. 89 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-89

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

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

Kwan M; Tsang WW; Close J; Lord SR, 2013, 'Development and validation of a Chinese version of the Falls Efficacy Scale International', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 56, pp. 169 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2012.10.007

Scandol JP; Toson B; Close J, 2013, 'Fall-related hip fracture hospitalisations and the prevalence of dementia within older people in New South Wales, Australia: An analysis of linked data', Injury : International Journal of the Care of the Injured, 44, pp. 776 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2012.11.023


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