Fall-risk screening test: a prospective study on predictors for falls in community-dwelling elderly.

By A. Tromp, S. Pluijm, J. Smit, D. Deeg, Lex M. Bouter, P. Lips. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2001

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Meta-analysis of the impact of 9 medication classes on falls in elderly persons. (2009, methodology): “Table 1 presents a summary of the medications that were assessed in each included study,(23-44) while Table 2 displays the specific settings, size, and characteristics of populations, as well as the temporal relationships between medication ascertainment, falls ascertainment, and index fall.(23-44) ”
Clinical consequences of polypharmacy in elderly (2014, background): “In a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling elders, the use of four or more medications was associated with increased risk of falling and the risk of recurrent falls [38].”
Medication as a risk factor for falls: critical systematic review. (2007, background): “5 (34,35,44), whereas one study showed no elevated risk (OR 1.”
UniMiB SHAR: A Dataset for Human Activity Recognition Using Acceleration Data from Smartphones (2016, background): “Indeed, among elderly people, accidental falls occur frequently: the 30% of the over 65 population falls at least once per year; the proportion increases rapidly with age [4].”