By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

Ejupi A; Gschwind YJ; Brodie M; Zagler WL; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2016, 'Kinect-based choice reaching and stepping reaction time tests for clinical and in-home assessment of fall risk in older people: a prospective study', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 13, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-016-0162-2

Hoang PD; Baysan M; Gunn H; Cameron M; Freeman J; Nitz J; Low Choy NL; Lord SR, 2016, 'Fall risk in people with MS: A Physiological Profile Assessment study', Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055217316641130

Farag I; Sherrington C; Hayes A; Canning CG; Lord SR; Close JCT; Fung VSC; Howard K, 2016, 'Economic evaluation of a falls prevention exercise program among people With Parkinson's disease', Movement Disorders, 31, pp. 53 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.26420

Hoang P; Schoene D; Gandevia S; Smith S; Lord SR, 2016, 'Effects of a home-based step training programme on balance, stepping, cognition and functional performance in people with multiple sclerosis - A randomized controlled trial', Multiple Sclerosis, 22, pp. 94 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458515579442

Farag I; Howard K; O'Rourke S; Ferreira ML; Lord SR; Close JCT; Vogler C; Dean CM; Cumming RG; Sherrington C, 2016, 'Health and social support services in older adults recently discharged from hospital: Service utilisation and costs and exploration of the impact of a home-exercise intervention', BMC Geriatrics, 16, pp. 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0254-x

Tiedemann A; Rissel C; Howard K; Tong A; Merom D; Smith S; Wickham J; Bauman A; Lord SR; Vogler C; Lindley RI; Simpson JM; Allman-Farinelli M; Sherrington C, 2016, 'Health coaching and pedometers to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60 years and over: Study protocol for the Coaching for Healthy AGEing (CHAnGE) cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012277

Henderson EJ; Lord SR; Brodie MA; Gaunt DM; Lawrence AD; Close JCT; Whone AL; Ben-Shlomo Y, 2016, 'Rivastigmine for gait stability in patients with Parkinson's disease (ReSPonD): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial', Lancet Neurology, 15, pp. 249 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00389-0

Brodie MAD; Menz HB; Smith ST; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2015, 'Good lateral harmonic stability combined with adequate gait speed is required for low fall risk in older people', Gerontology, 61, pp. 69 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000362836

Schoene D; Valenzuela T; Toson B; Delbaere K; Severino C; Garcia J; Davies TA; Russell F; Smith ST; Lord SR; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2015, 'Interactive cognitive-motor step training improves cognitive risk factors of falling in older adults - A randomized controlled trial', Plos One, 10, pp. e0145161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145161

Ejupi A; Brodie M; Gschwind YJ; Lord SR; Zagler WL; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Kinect-Based Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test for Clinical and In-Home Assessment of Fall Risk in Older People', Gerontology, 62, pp. 118 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000381804

Becker C; Lord SR; Studenski SA; Warden SJ; Fielding RA; Recknor CP; Hochberg MC; Ferrari SL; Blain H; Binder EF; Rolland Y; Poiraudeau S; Benson CT; Myers SL; Hu L; Ahmad QI; Pacuch KR; Gomez EV; Benichou O, 2015, 'Myostatin antibody (LY2495655) in older weak fallers: A proof-of-concept, randomised, phase 2 trial', Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 3, pp. 948 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00298-3

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

Brodie MA; Lord SR; Coppens MJ; Annegarn J; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Eight-week remote monitoring using a freely worn device reveals unstable gait patterns in older fallers', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62, pp. 2588 - 2594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2433935

Brodie MA; Wang K; Delbaere K; Persiani M; Lovell NH; Redmond SJ; Del Rosario MB; Lord SR; Wang K, 2015, 'New methods to monitor stair ascents using a wearable pendant device reveal how behavior, fear, and frailty influence falls in octogenarians', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62, pp. 2595 - 2601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2464689

, 2015, 'QUALITATIVE STUDY TO EXPLORE UPTAKE AND ACCEPTABILITY OF STEPPING ON FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM AMONG OLDER PEOPLE FROM CALD BACKGROUNDS', The Gerontologist, 55, pp. 641 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv341.06

Van Vliet R; Hoang P; Lord S; Gandevia S; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Multiple sclerosis severity and concern about falling: Physical, cognitive and psychological mediating factors', Neurorehabilitation, 37, pp. 139 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-151246

Tuerk C; Zhang H; Sachdev P; Lord SR; Brodaty H; Wen W; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Regional Gray Matter Volumes Are Related to Concern about Falling in Older People: A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 71, pp. 138 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu242

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

Butler AA; Lord SR; Taylor JL; Fitzpatrick RC, 2015, 'Ability Versus Hazard: Risk-Taking and Falls in Older People', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 70, pp. 628 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu201

Brodie MAD; Beijer TR; Canning CG; Lord SR, 2015, 'Head and pelvis stride-to-stride oscillations in gait: Validation and interpretation of measurements from wearable accelerometers', Physiological Measurement, 36, pp. 857 - 872, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/36/5/857

Voukelatos A; Merom D; Sherrington C; Rissel C; Cumming RG; Lord SR, 2015, 'The impact of a home-based walking programme on falls in older people: The easy steps randomised controlled trial', Age and Ageing, 44, pp. 377 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu186

Brodie MAD; Canning CG; Beijer TR; Lord SR, 2015, 'Uncontrolled head oscillations in people with Parkinson's disease may reflect an inability to respond to perturbations while walking', Physiological Measurement, 36, pp. 873 - 881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/36/5/873

Brodie MA; Lovell NH; Redmond SJ; Lord SR, 2015, 'Bottom-up subspace clustering suggests a paradigm shift to prevent fall injuries', Medical Hypotheses, 84, pp. 356 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2015.01.017

Sibley KM; Howe T; Lamb SE; Lord SR; Maki BE; Rose DJ; Scott V; Stathokostas L; Straus SE; Jaglal SB, 2015, 'Recommendations for a core outcome set for measuring Standing balance in adult populations: A consensus-based approach', Plos One, 10, pp. e0120568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120568

McLoughlin JV; Lord SR; Barr CJ; Crotty M; Sturnieks DL, 2015, 'Dorsiflexion assist orthosis reduces the physiological cost and mitigates deterioration in strength and balance associated with walking in people with multiple sclerosis', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96, pp. 226 - 232.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.09.005

McLoughlin J; Barr C; Crotty M; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2015, 'Association of postural sway with disability status and cerebellar dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study', International Journal of MS Care, 17, pp. 146 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2014-003

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

Fairhall N; Sherrington C; Kurrle SE; Lord SR; Lockwood K; Howard K; Hayes A; Monaghan N; Langron C; Aggar C; Cameron ID, 2015, 'Economic Evaluation of a Multifactorial, Interdisciplinary Intervention Versus Usual Care to Reduce Frailty in Frail Older People', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16, pp. 41 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.07.006

Fairhall N; Kurrle SE; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Lockwood K; John B; Monaghan N; Howard K; Cameron ID, 2015, 'Effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on preventing development of frailty in pre-frail older people: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e007091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007091

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; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 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, pp. e009173, 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

Nilsagard Y; Gunn H; Freeman J; Hoang P; Lord S; Mazumder R; Cameron M, 2015, 'Falls in people with MS - An individual data meta-analysis from studies from Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States', Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 21, pp. 92 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458514538884

Gschwind YJ; Eichberg S; Ejupi A; de Rosario H; Kroll M; Marston HR; Drobics M; Annegarn J; Wieching R; Lord SR; Aal K; Vaziri D; Woodbury A; Fink D; Delbaere K, 2015, 'ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): Results from an international multicenter randomized controlled trial', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 12, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0155-6

Cameron MH; Karstens L; Hoang P; Bourdette D; Lord S, 2015, 'Medications are associated with falls in people with multiple sclerosis', International Journal of MS Care, 17, pp. 207 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2014-076

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

Chau AT; Menant JC; Hübner PP; Lord SR; Migliaccio AA; Huebner P, 2015, 'Prevalence of vestibular disorder in older people who experience dizziness', Frontiers in Neurology, 6, pp. 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2015.00268

Brodie MAD; Dean RT; Beijer TR; Canning CG; Smith ST; Menant JC; Lord SR, 2015, 'Symmetry matched auditory cues improve gait steadiness in most people with Parkinson's disease but not in healthy older people', Journal of Parkinson S Disease, 5, pp. 105 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JPD-140430

Gschwind YJ; Schoene D; Lord SR; Ejupi A; Valenzuela T; Aal K; Woodbury A; Delbaere K; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2015, 'The effect of sensor-based exercise at home on functional performance associated with fall risk in older people - A comparison of two exergame interventions', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 12, pp. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0156-5

Fairhall N; Sherrington C; Lord S; Susan K; Cameron ID, 2015, 'A multifactorial interdisciplinary intervention reduces frailty, increases function and is cost-effective in older adults who are frail: randomised controlled trial', Physiotherapy, 101, pp. e371 - e372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.588

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.362

Braun T; Rieckmann A; Weber F; Coppers A; Leimer S; Tofaute L; Reinke J; Urner C; Krämer H; Thiel C; Lord S; Schulz R-J; Grüneberg C, 2015, 'The De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) as a predictive measure of fall risk after inpatient rehabilitation—preliminary results', Physiotherapy, 101, pp. e488 - e489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3283

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

Durvasula S; Gies P; Mason RS; Chen JS; 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. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-014-0197-9

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

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