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The influence of fear of falling on gait and balance in older people

Authors :
Marianne B. van Iersel
Roy P. C. Kessels
Miriam F. Reelick
Marcel G.M. Olde Rikkert
Source :
Age and Ageing, 38, 4, pp. 435-440, Age and Ageing, 38, 435-440
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 81248reelick.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) BACKGROUND: fear of falling (FoF) has great impact on functioning and quality of life of older people, but its effects on gait and balance are largely unknown. METHODS: we examined FoF in 100 participants aged >or=75 years, using the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale. Participants with a mean score

Details

ISSN :
00020729
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Age and Ageing, 38, 4, pp. 435-440, Age and Ageing, 38, 435-440
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e0898ab08d84d0c931a0c2a50098f292
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afp066