Browsing by Author "Courtney, Theodore"

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    • Falls and Fall-Related Injuries among Community-Dwelling Adults in the United States 

      Verma, Santosh K.; Willetts, Joanna L.; Corns, Helen L.; Marucci-Wellman, Helen R.; Lombardi, David A.; Courtney, Theodore K. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Introduction: Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries in the U.S.; however, national estimates for all community-dwelling adults are lacking. This study estimated the national incidence of falls and fall-related ...

    • Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Falls, and Fall Injuries in Middle-Aged Adults 

      Caban-Martinez, Alberto; Courtney, Theodore K.; Chang, Wen-Ruey; Lombardi, David A.; Huang, Yueng-Hsiang; Brennan, Melanye J.; Perry, Melissa; Katz, Jeffrey Neil; Christiani, David Christopher; Verma, Santosh K. (Elsevier BV, 2015)
      Introduction: Although exercise and strength training have been shown to be protective against falls in older adults (aged 65 years and older), evidence for the role of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in the prevention ...

    • Perception of slipperiness and prospective risk of slipping at work 

      Courtney, Theodore K.; Verma, Santosh K; Chang, Wen-Ruey; Huang, Yueng-Hsiang; Lombardi, David A.; Brennan, Melanye J; Perry, Melissa J (BMJ Publishing Group, 2012)
      Objectives: Falls are a leading cause of injury at work, and slipping is the predominant cause of falling. Prior research has suggested a modest correlation between objective measures (such as coefficient of friction, COF) ...

    • Preventing Slips and Falls through Leisure-Time Physical Activity: Findings from a Study of Limited-Service Restaurants 

      Caban-Martinez, Alberto J.; Courtney, Theodore K.; Chang, Wen-Ruey; Lombardi, David A.; Huang, Yueng-Hsiang; Brennan, Melanye J.; Perry, Melissa J.; Katz, Jeffrey N.; Verma, Santosh K. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Background/Objective Physical activity has been shown to be beneficial at improving health in some medical conditions and in preventing injury. Epidemiologic studies suggest that physical activity is one factor associated ...

    • A structural equation modelling approach examining the pathways between safety climate, behaviour performance and workplace slipping 

      Swedler, David I; Verma, Santosh K; Huang, Yueng-Hsiang; Lombardi, David A; Chang, Wen-Ruey; Brennan, Melayne; Courtney, Theodore K (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
      Objective: Safety climate has previously been associated with increasing safe workplace behaviours and decreasing occupational injuries. This study seeks to understand the structural relationship between employees’ perceptions ...