By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

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

Menant JC; Sturnieks DL; Brodie MAD; Smith ST; Lord SR, 2014, 'Visuospatial tasks affect locomotor control more than nonspatial tasks in older people', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e109802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109802

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

Schoene D; Valenzuela T; Lord SR; De Bruin ED; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2014, 'The effect of interactive cognitive-motor training in reducing fall risk in older people: A systematic review', BMC Geriatrics, 14, pp. 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-107

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

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, pp. 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-89

Gill L; Cassia F; Cameron ID; Kurrle S; Lord S; Fairhall N; Lockwood K; Langron C, 2014, 'Exploring client adherence factors related to clinical outcomes', Australasian Marketing Journal, 22, pp. 197 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ausmj.2014.08.006

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

Lacherez P; Wood JM; Anstey KJ; Lord SR, 2014, 'Sensorimotor and postural control factors associated with driving safety in a community-dwelling older driver population', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 69 A, pp. 240 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt173

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

Hoang PD; Cameron MH; Gandevia SC; Lord SR, 2014, 'Neuropsychological, balance, and mobility risk factors for falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A prospective cohort study', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95, pp. 480 - 486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2013.09.017

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, pp. e104412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104412

Brodie MAD; Menz HB; Lord SR, 2014, 'Age-associated changes in head jerk while walking reveal altered dynamic stability in older people', Experimental Brain Research, 232, pp. 51 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-013-3719-6

Tiedemann A; Sturnieks DL; Hill AM; Lovitt L; Clemson L; Lord SR; Harvey L; Sherrington C, 2014, 'Does a fall prevention educational programme improve knowledge and change exercise prescribing behaviour in health and exercise professionals? A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 4, pp. e007032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007032

Fairhall N; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Kurrle SE; Langron C; Lockwood K; Monaghan N; Aggar C; Cameron ID, 2014, 'Effect of a multifactorial, interdisciplinary intervention on risk factors for falls and fall rate in frail older people: A randomised controlled trial', Age and Ageing, 43, pp. 616 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft204

Hocking DR; Menant JC; Kirk HE; Lord S; Porter MA, 2014, 'Gait profiles as indicators of domain-specific impairments in executive control across neurodevelopmental disorders', Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35, pp. 203 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.10.005

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

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

Woodward LM; Clemson L; Moseley AM; Lord SR; Cameron ID; Sherrington C, 2014, 'Most functional outcomes are similar for men and women after hip fracture: A secondary analysis of the enhancing mobility after hip fracture trial', BMC Geriatrics, 14, pp. 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-140

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

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

Menant JC; Schoene D; Sarofim M; Lord SR, 2014, 'Single and dual task tests of gait speed are equivalent in the prediction of falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Ageing Research Reviews, 16, pp. 83 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2014.06.001

McLoughlin JV; Barr CJ; Crotty M; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2014, 'Six minutes of walking leads to reduced lower limb strength and increased postural sway in people with Multiple Sclerosis', NeuroRehabilitation, 35, pp. 503 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-141143

Boripuntakul S; Lord SR; Brodie MAD; Smith ST; Methapatara P; Wongpakaran N; Sungkarat S, 2014, 'Spatial variability during gait initiation while dual tasking is increased in individuals with mild cognitive impairment', Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 18, pp. 307 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-013-0390-3

Durvasula S; Gies P; Mason RS; Chen JSH; Henderson S; Seibel MJ; Sambrook PN; March LM; Lord SR; Kok C; Macara M; Parmenter TR; Cameron ID, 2014, 'Vitamin D response of older people in residential aged care to sunlight-derived ultraviolet radiation', Archives of osteoporosis, 9, pp. 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-014-0197-9

Barr C; McLoughlin J; Lord SR; Crotty M; Sturnieks DL, 2014, 'Walking for six minutes increases both simple reaction time and stepping reaction time in moderately disabled people with Multiple Sclerosis', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 3, pp. 457 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2014.01.002

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, pp. 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-188

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, 69, pp. 987 - 995, 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, pp. 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-360

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

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

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

Beijer TR; Lord SR; Brodie MAD, 2013, 'Comparison of handheld video camera and GAITRite^® measurement of gait impairment in people with early stage Parkinson's disease: A pilot study', Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 3, pp. 199 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JPD-130179

Hatton AL; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Lo JCM; Menz HB; Menant JC, 2013, 'Effects of nonslip socks on the gait patterns of older people when walking on a slippery surface', Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 103, pp. 471 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.7547/1030471

Menz HB; Spink MJ; Landorf KB; Hill KD; Lord SR, 2013, 'Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted podiatric medical intervention to prevent falls', Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 103, pp. 457 - 464, http://dx.doi.org/10.7547/1030457

Tiedemann A; Sherrington C; Lord SR, 2013, 'The role of exercise for fall prevention in older age', Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica, 19, pp. 541 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-65742013000300002

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

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

Merom D; Cumming RG; Mathieu E; Anstey KJ; Rissel CE; Simpson JM; Morton RL; Cerin E; Sherrington C; Lord SR, 2013, 'Can social dancing prevent falls in older adults? a protocol of the Dance, Aging, Cognition, Economics (DAnCE) fall prevention randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. Article number 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-477

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

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

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