Publications

2021

• Ramakrishna K, Moreland B, Haddad Y, Shakya I, Bergen G. Seasonal variation in fall-related emergency department visits by location of fall—United States, 2015external icon. Journal of Safety Research, August 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2021.08.002external icon
• Haddad YK, Luo F, Bergen G, Legha JK, Atherly A. Special Report from the CDC Antidepressant subclass use and fall risk in community-dwelling older Americans.external icon J Safety Res. 2021 Feb;76:332-340. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2020.11.008. Epub 2020 Dec 13. PMID: 33653566; PMCID: PMC8139010.

2020

• Shakya I, Bergen G, Haddad YK, Kakara R, Moreland B. Fall-related emergency department visits involving alcohol among older adults.external icon Journal of Safety Research, September 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2020.06.001external icon
• Moreland B, Kakara R, Haddad Y, Shakya I, Bergen G. A Descriptive Analysis of Location of Older Adult Falls that Resulted in Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2015.external icon American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM), August 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827620942187external icon
• Haddad Y, Shakya I, Moreland B, Kakara R, Bergen G. Injury Diagnosis and Affected Body Part for Nonfatal Fall-related Injuries in Community-dwelling Older Adults Treated in Emergency Departments.external icon Journal of Aging and Health (AJH), June 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264320932045external icon
• Mark J, Haddad Y, Burns E, Differences in Evaluating Fall Risk by Primary Care Provider Type.external icon Journal of Nurse Practitioners (JNP), May 2020.

2019

• Bergen G, Stevens M, Kakara, R, Burns, ER, Understanding Modifiable and Unmodifiable Older Adult Fall Risk Factors to Create Effective Prevention Strategies.external icon American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM), October 2019.
• Haddad YK, Luo F, Karani MV, Marcum ZA, Lee R, Psychoactive Medication Use among Older Community-Dwelling Americans,external icon Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (2019), doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2019.05.001
• Hartholt KA, Lee R, Burns ER, van Beeck EF. Mortality From Falls Among U.S. Adults Aged 75 Years or Older. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). JAMA. 2019;321(21):2131-2133. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.4185external icon

2018

• Haddad YK, Karani MV, Bergen G, Marcum ZA. Willingness to Change Medications Linked to Increased Fall Risk: A Comparison between Age Groups. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), December 2018, https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15696external icon
• Johnston YA, Bergen G, Bauer M, Parker EM, Wentworth L, McFadden M, Reome C, Garnett M. Implementation of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries Initiative (STEADI) in Primary Care:  An Outcome Evaluation. Gerontologist (GERONT), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny101external icon
• Stevens JA, Lee R. The Potential to Reduce Falls and Avert Costs by Clinically Managing Fall Risk. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM). Am J Prev Med 2018;55(3):290-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.04.035external icon
• Haddad YK, Bergen G, Luo F. Reducing Fall Risk in Older Adults.external icon The American Journal of Nursing (AJN). July 2018; 118(7):21-22. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000541429.36218.2d
• Haddad YK, Bergen G, Florence CS. Estimating the Economic Burden Related to Older Adult Falls by State.external icon The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP), May 2018, DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000816
• Florence CS, Bergen G, Atherly A, Burns ER, Stevens JA, Drake C. Medical Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Falls in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2018 March, DOI:10.1111/jgs.15304external icon

2017

• Eckstrom E, Parker EM, Lambert GH, Winkler G, Dowler D, Casey CM. Implementing STEADI in Academic Primary Care to Address Older Adult Fall Risk.external icon Innovation in Aging, 2017 December 1, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx028external icon
• Sarmiento, K., & Lee, R., STEADI: CDC’s approach to make older adult fall prevention part of every primary care practice,external icon
  Journal of Safety Researchexternal icon (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2017.08.003external icon
• Lee R. The CDC’s STEADI Initiative: Promoting Older Adult Health and Independence Through Fall Prevention.external icon Am Fam Physician. 2017 Aug 15;96(4):220-221.
• Stevens JA, Smith ML, Parker EM, Jiang L, Floyd FD. Implementing a Clinically Based Fall Prevention Program.external icon American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2017 July 5; DOI: 10.1177/1559827617716085.
• Schlotthauer AE, Mahoney JE, Christiansen AL, Gobel VL, Layde P, Lecey V, Mack KA, Shea T, Clemson L. Research on the Translation and Implementation of Stepping On in Three Wisconsin Communities.external icon Frontiers in Public Health. 2017 Jun 12. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00128.
• Nishijima DK, Gaona SD, Waechter T, Maloney R, Bair T, Blitz A, Elms A, Farrales RD, Howard C, Montoya J, Bell JM, Faul M, Vinson DR, Garzon H, Holmes JF, Ballard DW. Out-of-Hospital Triage of Older Adults With Head Injury: A Retrospective Study of the Effect of Adding “Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Medication Use” as a Criterion.external icon Annals of Emergency Medicine . 2017 Feb 24. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.12.018.
• Haarbauer-Krupa J, Taylor CA, Yue JK, Winkler EA, Pirracchio R, Cooper SR, Burke JF, Stein MB, Manley GT. Screening for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Civilian Emergency Department Population with Traumatic Brain Injury.external icon J Neurotrauma. 2017 Jan 1;34(1):50-58. DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4158.

2016

• Burns ER, Stevens JA, Lee R. The direct costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults—United Statesexternal icon, Journal of Safety Research. 2016.
• Casey CM, Parker EM, Winkler G, Liu X, Lambert GH, Eckstrom, E. Lessons Learned From Implementing CDC’s STEADI Falls Prevention Algorithm in Primary Care.external icon The Gerontologist. 2016. DOI:10.1093/geront/gnw074.
• Faul M, Xu L, Sasser S. Hospitalized Traumatic Brain Injury: Low Trauma Center Utilization and High Interfacility Transfers among Older Adults.external icon Prehospital Emergency Care. DOI:10.3109/10903127.2016.1149651.

2015

• Carande-Kulis V, Stevens JA, Florence CS, Beattie BL, Arias I. A cost-benefit analysis of three older adult fall prevention interventions.external icon J Safety Res. 2015 Feb;52:65-70. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2014.12.007.
• DeGrauw X, Annest JL, Stevens JA, Xu L, Coronado V. Unintentional injuries treated in hospital emergency departments among persons aged 65 years and older, United States, 2006-2011.external icon J Safety Res. 2015. DOI:10.1016/j.jsr.2015.11.002.
• Houry D, Florence C, Baldwin G, Stevens J, McClure R. The CDC Injury Center’s Response to the Growing Public Health Problem of Falls Among Older Adults.external icon American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2015. DOI:1559827615600137.
• Kaniewski M, Stevens JA, Parker EM, Lee R. An Introduction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Efforts to Prevent Older Adult Falls.external icon Front Public Health. 2015 Apr 27;2:119. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00119.
• Ory MG, Smith ML, Jiang L, Lee R, Chen S, Wilson AD, Stevens JA, Parker EM. Fall prevention in community settings: results from implementing stepping on in three States.external icon Front Public Health. 2015 Apr 27;2:232. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00232.
• Phelan EA, Mahoney JE, Voit JC, Stevens JA. Assessment and management of fall risk in primary care settings.external icon Med Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;99(2):281-93. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.11.004.
• Smith ML, Stevens JA, Ehrenreich H, Wilson AD, Schuster RJ, Cherry CO, Ory MG. Healthcare providers’ perceptions and self-reported fall prevention practices: findings from a large new york health system.external icon Front Public Health. 2015 Apr 27;3:17. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00017.

2014

• Sleet DA, Baldwin GT. Can an evidence-based fall prevention program be translated for use in culturally diverse communities?external icon (Commentary). J Sport Health Sci 2014; 3: 32-33. 10.1016/j.jshs.2013.11.001.
• Stevens JA, Mahoney JE, Ehrenreich H. Circumstances and outcomes of falls among high risk community-dwelling older adults.external icon Injury Epidemiology 2014; 1: 1-5. DOI: 10.1186/2197-1714-1-5.
• Stevens JA, Rudd RA. Circumstances and contributing causes of fall deaths among persons aged 65 and older: United States, 2010.external icon J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Mar;62(3):470-5. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12702.
• Stevens JA, Rudd RA. Comment on Cassell and Clapperton: A decreasing trend in fall-related hip fracture incidence in Victoria, Australia.external icon Osteoporos Int. 2014 Jun;25(6):1817. DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2584-2.
• Stevens JA, Voukelatos A, Ehrenreich H. Preventing falls with Tai Ji Quan: a public health perspective. Journal of Sport and Health Science. 2014; 3: 21-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshsexternal icon.2013.10.002.

2013

• Li F, Harmer P, Fitzgerald K, Stevens JA, Gladieux M, Chou Li-S, Carp K, Voit J. Implementing an evidence-based fall prevention program in an outpatient clinical setting.external icon Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2013 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12509.
• Stevens JA. The STEADI tool kit: a fall prevention resource for healthcare providers.external icon IHS Primary Care Provider. 2013;38(9):1–5.
• Stevens JA, Phelan EA. Development of STEADI: a fall prevention resource for health care providers.external icon Health Promot Pract. 2013 Sep;14(5):706-14. DOI: 10.1177/1524839912463576.
• Stevens JA, Rudd RA. The impact of decreasing U.S. hip fracture rates on future hip fracture estimates.external icon Osteoporosis International. 2013;24(10):2725–2728. DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2375-9.

2012

• Stevens JA, Ballesteros MF, Mack KA, Rudd RA, DeCaro E, Adler G. Gender differences in seeking care for falls in the aged Medicare population.external icon Am J Prev Med. 2012 Jul;43(1):59-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.03.008.

2011

• Hartholt KA, Stevens JA, Polinder S, van der Cammen TJ, Patka P. Increase in fall-related hospitalizations in the United States, 2001-2008.external icon J Trauma. 2011 Jul;71(1):255-8. DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31821c36e7.
• Noonan RK, Sleet DA, Stevens JA. Closing the gap: a research agenda to accelerate the adoption and effective use of proven older adult fall prevention strategies.external icon J Safety Res. 2011 Dec;42(6):427-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2010.12.002.
• Rubenstein LZ, Vivrette R, Harker JO, Stevens JA, Kramer BJ. Validating an evidence-based, self-rated fall risk questionnaire (FRQ) for older adults.external icon J Safety Res. 2011 Dec;42(6):493-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.08.006.
• Stevens JA, Haas EN, Haileyesus T. Nonfatal bathroom injuries among persons aged >15 years—United States, 2008.external icon JAMA. 2011;306(3):258-260.

2010

• Blalock SJ, Demby KB, McCulloch KL, Stevens JA. Factors influencing hip protector use among community-dwelling older adults.external icon Injury Prevention. 2010;16:235-239.
• Fox PJ, Vazquez L, Tonner C, Stevens JA, Fineman N, Ross LK. A randomized trial of a multifaceted intervention to reduce falls among community-dwelling adults.external icon Health Educ Behav. 2010 Dec;37(6):831-48. DOI: 10.1177/1090198110366003.
• Stevens JA, Baldwin GT, Ballesteros MF, Noonan RK, Sleet DA. An older adult falls research agenda from a public health perspective.external icon Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2010;26:767-779.
• Stevens JA, Noonan RK, Rubenstein LZ. Older Adult Fall Prevention: Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors.external icon American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2010;4(1):16-20.
• Stevens JA, Rudd RA. Declining hip fracture rates in the United States.external icon Age Ageing. 2010 Jul;39(4):500-3. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq044.
• Stevens JA, Teh SL, Haileyesus, T. Dogs and cats as environmental fall hazards.external icon Journal of Safety Research. 2010; 41(1):69-73.

2009

• Boyd R, Stevens JA. Falls and fear of falling: burden, beliefs and behaviours.external icon Age Ageing. 2009 Jul;38(4):423-8. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp053.

2008

• Stevens JA. What does an evidence-based fall-prevention program mean? Defining levels of evidence.external icon J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Feb;56(2):373-4. DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01490.x.
• Stevens JA, Mack KA, Paulozzi LJ, Ballesteros MF. Self-reported falls and fall-related injuries among persons aged>or=65 years–United States, 2006.external icon J Safety Res. 2008;39(3):345-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.05.002.
• Thomas KE, Stevens JA, Sarmiento K, Wald MM. Fall-related traumatic brain injury deaths and hospitalizations among older adults–United States, 2005.external icon J Safety Res. 2008;39(3):269-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.05.001.
• Thurman DJ, Stevens JA, Rao JK; Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Practice parameter: Assessing patients in a neurology practice for risk of falls (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.external icon Neurology. 2008 Feb 5;70(6):473-9. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000299085.18976.20.

2007

• Stevens JA, Ryan G, Kresnow M. Fatalities and injuries from falls among older adults – United States, 1193-2003 and 2001-2005external icon. MMWR reprinted in JAMA. 2007;297:32–33.
• Stevens JA, Thomas KE, Sogolow ED. Seasonal patterns of fatal and nonfatal falls among older adults in the U.S.external icon Accid Anal Prev. 2007 Nov;39(6):1239-44.

2006

• Dellinger AM, Stevens JA. The injury problem among older adults: mortality, morbidity and costs.external icon J Safety Res. 2006;37(5):519-22.
• Paulozzi LJ, Ballesteros MF, Stevens JA. Recent trends in mortality from unintentional injury in the United States.external icon J Safety Res. 2006;37(3):277-83.
• Stevens JA, Corso PS, Finkelstein EA, Miller TR. The costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults.external icon Inj Prev. 2006 Oct;12(5):290-5.

2005

• Finkelstein EA, Chen H, Miller TR, Corso PS, Stevens JA. A comparison of the case-control and case-crossover designs for estimating medical costs of nonfatal fall-related injuries among older Americans.external icon Med Care. 2005 Nov;43(11):1087-91.
• Stevens JA. Falls among older adults–risk factors and prevention strategies.external icon J Safety Res. 2005;36(4):409-11.
• Stevens JA, Corso PS, Finkelstein EA, Miller TR. Economic analysis of fall-related injuries among older adults. Injury Prevention. 2005;11: 274–276.
• Stevens JA, Sogolow ED. Gender differences for non-fatal unintentional fall related injuries among older adults.external icon Inj Prev. 2005 Apr;11(2):115-9.

• Moreland B, Lee R. Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Selected Nonfatal Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:661–666. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7018a1
• Moreland B, Kakara R, Henry A. Trends in Nonfatal Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years—United States, 2012–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020; 69:875–881. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7018a1external icon.
• Burns ER, Kakara R. Deaths from Falls Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2007–2016external icon. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:509-514. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6718a1external icon
• Bergen G, Stevens MR, Burns ER. Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:993–998. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6537a2.
• Falls Prevention Awareness Day — September 22, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:993. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6537a1.
• Crews JE, Chou CF, Stevens JA, Saaddine JB, Falls Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years With and Without Severe Vision Impairment — United States, 2014. MMWR 2016;65:433–7.
• Barbour KE, Stevens JA, Charles G. Helmick CG, et al. Falls and fall injuries among adults with arthritis – United States, 2012. MMWR 2014; 63: 379-383.
• QuickStats: Rate of Nonfatal, Medically Consulted Fall Injury Episodes, by Age Group. MMWR 2012; 61(04);81.
• Stevens, Judy A., Haas, Elizabeth N., Haileyesus, Tadesse. Nonfatal Bathroom Injuries Among Persons Aged ≥15 Years — United States, 2008. MMWR 2011; 60(22);729-733.
• QuickStats: Annual Rate of Injury Episodes† for Leading Causes of Injury, by Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2004–2007. MMWR 2010; 59(06);167.
• Stevens JA, Teh SL, Haileyesus T. Nonfatal Fall-Related Injuries Associated with Dogs and Cats — United States, 2001–2006 MMWR 2009; 58(11);277-281.
• Stevens JA, Ryan G, Kresnow M. Fatalities and injuries from falls among older adults—United States, 1993–2003 and 2001–2005. MMWR 2006;55(45):1222–1224.
• Stevens JA, Olson S. Reducing falls and resulting hip fractures among older women. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2000 Mar 31;49(RR-2):3-12.