By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

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

Schoene D; Wu SMS; Mikolaizak ; Menant JC; Smith ST; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2013, 'Discriminative ability and predictive validity of the timed up and go test in identifying older people who fall: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61, pp. 202 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12106

Mitchell RJ; Close J; Lord S; Cameron ID, 2013, 'Fall-related sub-acute and non-acute care and hospitalised rehabilitation episodes of care: what is the injury burden?', Australian Health Review, 37, pp. 348 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH12031

Van vliet R; Hoang PD; Lord S; Gandevia SC; Delbaere K, 2013, 'Falls efficacy scale-international: A cross-sectional validation in people with multiple sclerosis', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94, pp. 883 - 889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2012.10.034

Taylor ME; Delbaere K; Mikolaizak AS; Lord SR; Close J, 2013, 'Gait parameter risk factors for falls under simple and dual task conditions in cognitively impaired older people', Gait and Posture, 37, pp. 126 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.06.024

Kwan M; Tsang WW; Lin SI; Greenaway M; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2013, 'Increased concern is protective for falls in Chinese older people: The Chopstix Fall Risk Study', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 68, pp. 946 - 953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gls.338

Pascoe DA; Sturnieks DL; Close JCT; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Twomey D; Finch CF, 2013, 'Knowledge outcomes and retention of a university-based falls prevention education program', FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 15, pp. 55 - 66

Tiedemann A; Mikolaizak AS; Sherrington C; Segin K; Lord SR; Close J, 2013, 'Older fallers attended to by an ambulance but not transported to hospital: A vulnerable population at high risk of future falls', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 179 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12037

McLoughlin J; Barr C; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Crotty M, 2013, 'Older fallers with self-reported dizziness have high levels of anxiety and depression and adopt a stiffening stratgy when exposed to optokinetic stimuli', Journal of Aging Research & Clinical Practice, 2, pp. 148 - 151, http://www.jarcp.com/all-issues.html?article=122

Taylor ME; Delbaere K; Lord SR; Mikolaizak AS; Close J, 2013, 'Physical impairments in cognitively impaired older people: implications for risk of falls', International Psychogeriatrics, 25, pp. 148 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610212001184

Hatton AL; Menant JC; Lord SR; Lo JCM; Sturnieks DL, 2013, 'The effect of lower limb muscle fatigue on obstacle negotiation during walking in older adults', Gait and Posture, 37, pp. 506 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.004

Hocking DR; Thomas D; Menant JC; Porter MA; Smith ST; Lord SR; Cornish KM, 2013, 'The interplay between executive control and motor functioning in Williams syndrome', Developmental Science, 16, pp. 428 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc.12042

Paul S; Canning C; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Close J; Fung VS, 2013, 'Three Simple Clinical Tests to Accurately Predict Falls in People with Parkinson's Disease', Movement Disorders, 28, pp. 655 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.25404

Delbaere K; Close JCT; Taylor ME; Wesson J; Lord SR, 2013, 'Validation of the iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale in Cognitively Impaired Older People', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 68, pp. 1098 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt007

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

Tiedemann A; Lord S; Sherrington C, 2012, 'THE QUICKSCREEN TOOL-A VALIDATED FALLS RISK ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED IN AUSTRALIA FOR USE IN PRIMARY CARE', INJURY PREVENTION, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040580e.16

Ramsay EM; Sherrington C; Close JCT; Lord SR; Barraclough E; Kirkham C; O'Rourke S; Vogler C; Dean C; Clemson L, 2012, 'Predictors of exercise dose during a 1-year home-based exercise intervention for older people recently discharged from hospital', JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 20, pp. S135 - S136, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307433500231&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Merom D; Pye V; Macniven R; van der Ploeg H; Milat A; Sherrington C; Lord S; Bauman A, 2012, 'Prevalence and correlates of older adults' adherence to the fall prevention recommended exercise', JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 20, pp. S136 - S136, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307433500232&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Close J; Lord S, 2012, 'Managing falls in older patients with cognitive impairment', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 31, pp. 8 - 8, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000303436300009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wren C; Vogel M; Lord S; Abrams D; Bourke J; Rees P; Rosenthal E, 2012, 'Accuracy of algorithms to predict accessory pathway location in children with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome', HEART, 98, pp. 202 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300269

Whitney JC; Close JCT; Lord SR; Jackson SHD, 2012, 'NEW FALLS RISK FACTORS IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE', AGE AND AGEING, 41, pp. 40 - 40, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000297859100041&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Whitney JC; Lord SR; Close JCT; Jackson SHD, 2012, 'SIMPLE PREDICTORS OF FALLS FOR COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED RESIDENTIAL CARE DWELLERS', AGE AND AGEING, 41, pp. 39 - 39, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000297859100040&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kwan M; Lin SI; Close J; Lord SR, 2012, 'Depressive symptoms in addition to visual impairment, reduced strength and poor balance predict falls in older Taiwanese people', Age and Ageing, 41, pp. 606 - 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs065

Sambrook PN; Cameron ID; Chen JS; Cumming RG; Durvasula S; Herrmann M; Kok C; Lord SR; Macaranas M; March LM; Mason RS; Seibel MJ; Wilson N; Simpson JM, 2012, 'Does increased sunlight exposure work as a strategy to improve vitamin D status in the elderly: A cluster randomised controlled trial', Osteoporosis International, 23, pp. 615 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1590-5

Fairhall N; Sherrington C; Kurrle S; Lord SR; Lockwood K; Cameron ID, 2012, 'Effect of a multifctorial interdiciplinary intervention on mobility-related disability in frail older people: randomised controlled trial', BMC Medicine, 10, pp. 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-10-120

McLoughlin J; Barr C; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Crotty M, 2012, 'Effect of wearing a dorsiflexion assist orthosis on mobility, perceived fatigue and exertion during the six-minute walk test in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised cross-over protocol', BMC NEUROLOGY, 12, pp. Article number 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-12-27

Vogler CM; Menant JC; Sherrington C; Ogle S; Lord SR, 2012, 'Evidence of detraining after 12-week home-based exercise programs designed to reduce fall-risk factors in older people recently discharged from hospital', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93, pp. 1685 - 1691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.033

Deans CM; Rissel C; Sherrington C; Sharkey M; Cumming RG; Lord SR; Barker RN; Kirkham C; O'Rourke S, 2012, 'Exercise to enhance mobility and prevent falls after stroke: The community stroke club randomized trial', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 26, pp. 1046 - 1057, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968312441711

Taylor ME; Ketels M; Delbaere K; Mikolaizak AS; Lord SR; Close J, 2012, 'Gait impairment and falls in cognitively impaired older adults: an explanatory model of sensorimotor and neuropsychological mediators', Age and Ageing, 41, pp. 665 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs057

Delbaere K; Close J; Kochan NA; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2012, 'Good memory as a predictor of falls: fact or artifact', Age and Ageing, 41, pp. 404 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs004

Menant J; Sturnieks D; Fitzpatrick R; Lord S, 2012, 'La réponse à des perturbations d’équilibres soudaines est un prédicteur de chutes chez les personnes âgées', Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology, 42, pp. 404 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neucli.2012.09.058

Taylor ME; Delbaere K; Close J; Lord SR, 2012, 'Managing falls in older patients with cognitive impairment', Aging Health, 8, pp. 573 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/ahe.12.68

Farag I; Sherrington C; Kamper SJ; Ferreira M; Moseley AM; Lord SR; Cameron ID, 2012, 'Measures of physical functioning after hip fracture: Construct validity and responsiveness of performance-based and self-reported measures', Age and Ageing, 41, pp. 659 - 664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs090

Delbaere K; Kochan NA; Close J; Menant J; Sturnieks DL; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2012, 'Mild Cognitive impairment as a predictor of falls in community-dwelling older people', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, pp. 845 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31824afbc4

Taylor M; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Mikolaizak AS; Close J, 2012, 'Physiological Fall Risk Factors in Cognitively Impaired Older People: A One-Year Prospective Study.', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 34, pp. 181 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343077

Tiedemann A; Sherrington C; Dean C; Rissel C; Lord SR; Kirkham C; O''rourke SD; O'Rourke S, 2012, 'Predictors of adherence to a structured exercise program and physical activity participation in community dwellers after stroke', Stroke Research and Treatment, 2012, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/136525

Menant J; Close J; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Lord , 2012, 'Relationships between serum vitamin D levels, neuromuscular and neuropsychological function and falls in older men and women', Osteoporosis International, 23, pp. 981 - 989, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1637-7

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Vanrenterghem J; Delbaere K; Fitzpatrick RC; Lord S, 2012, 'Sensorimotor and neuropsychological correlates of force perturbations that induce stepping in older adults', Gait and Posture, 36, pp. 356 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.007

Whitney J; Close J; Jackson SHD; Lord S, 2012, 'Understanding risk of falls in people with cognitive impairment living in residential care', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 13, pp. 535 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2012.03.009

Zheng J; Delbaere K; Close J; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Lord SR, 2012, 'White matter hyperintensities and impaired choice stepping reaction time in older people', Neurobiology of Aging, 33, pp. 1177 - 1185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.12.009

Mathew R; Delbaere K; Madigan M; Beaumont P; Vaegan ; Lord S, 2011, 'DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PEOPLE WITH AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION', CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 39, pp. 82 - 82, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000296914400157&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Close J; Lord S; Taylor M; Mikolaizak S; Delbaere K, 2011, 'Physiological risk factors for falls in people with and without cognitive impairment - a case control study', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 30, pp. 10 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00523b.x

Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2011, 'COMMENT ON ARTICLE, "A MULTIFACTORIAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING FALL RISK IN OLDER PEOPLE" RESPONSE', JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 59, pp. 770 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03360.x

Lord S; Baker K; Nieuwboer A; Burn D; Rochester L, 2011, 'Gait variability in Parkinson's disease: an indicator of non-dopaminergic contributors to gait dysfunction?', JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 258, pp. 566 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5789-8

Hauer K; Lord SR; Lamb S; Aminian K; Schwenk M, 2011, 'Assessment of physical activity in older people with and without cognitive impairment', Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 19, pp. 347 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.19.4.347

Milat AJ; Lord SR, 2011, 'Falls prevention in NSW: a big issue requiring sustained research, policy and practice initiatives.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 22, pp. 41 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb11008

Smith ST; Sherrington C; Studenski S; Schoene D; Lord SR, 2011, 'A novel Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) system for in-home training of stepping ability: basic parameters of system use by older adults', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45, pp. 441 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2009.066845

Schoene D; Lord SR; Verhoef P; Smith ST, 2011, 'A novel video game-based device for measuring stepping performance and fall risk in older people', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 92, pp. 947 - 953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2011.01.012

Sherrington C; Lord SR; Close J; Barraclough E; Taylor M; O'Rourke S; Kurrle S; Tiedemann A; Cumming RG; Herbert RD, 2011, 'A simple tool predicted probability of falling after aged care inpatient rehabilitation', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64, pp. 779 - 786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.09.015

Wilson N; Hilmer SN; March LM; Cameron ID; Lord SR; Seibel MJ; Mason RS; Chen JS; Cumming RG; Sambrook PN, 2011, 'Associations between drug burden index and falls in older people in residential aged care', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59, pp. 875 - 880, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03386.x

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